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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

3 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the New England region, there were 76 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,301 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in forestry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forestry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the forestry program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine is $17,558 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Vermont is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 16 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UVM is $18,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree forestry students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Forestry at UVM

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNH is $24,067 for new england region bachelor’s degree forestry students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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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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