2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry in Michigan (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” 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 Michigan, there were 83 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,600 and $19,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forestry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan doctor’s degree forestry students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$21,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 7 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech also made our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan Technological University Forestry Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s forestry degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Forestry at Michigan State

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (With Aid)

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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