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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,292 people earned their degree in forestry, making the major the 187th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, forestry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,496 and had an average of $20,610 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 121 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,100 and $21,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forestry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the forestry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The forestry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 4 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Forestry at Virginia Tech

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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