2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (With Aid)
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,193 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 42 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (With Aid)
Out of the 42 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid per year to attend NC State.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2019-2020.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid per year to attend UF.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Out of the 42 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 69 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2019-2020.
UW - Stevens Point also made our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend UW - Stevens Point is $14,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
UC Berkeley also took the #2 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,329 for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid per year to attend UC Berkeley.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
UW - Madison also took the #10 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $17,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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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With a ranking of #7, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a public institution located in Tifton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend ABAC Tifton is $6,933 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,740 for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 22 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 99 students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $21,198 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid per year to attend Virginia Tech.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Utah State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 8 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Utah State University is $13,634 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid.
Michigan Technological University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 21 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid list, Michigan Tech has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Michigan Tech is $16,463 for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Davis ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid list, UC Davis has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Davis is $14,669 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Iowa State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.
Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State University is $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,723 for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid per year to attend SFASU.
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,983 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid per year to attend West Virginia University.
Mississippi State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,173 for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid per year to attend Mississippi State University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Michigan State University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 22 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State is $19,173 for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #19. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Illinois University Carbondale is $16,945 for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid.
With a ranking of #20, University of Maine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $17,558 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid.
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%.
University of Idaho did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 38 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend U of I is $14,132 for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 23 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Washington State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 8 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wazzu is $16,358 for Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 14 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Humboldt State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Arcata, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 65 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,692 for bachelor’s degree forestry students with aid per year to attend Humboldt State University.
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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%.
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- *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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