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by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 2,247 people earned their degree in forestry, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States. In , forestry graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $38,959 and had an average of $20,168 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 101 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,106 and $19,125 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in forestry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their forestry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota College at Bottineau. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Plains States Region list. MSU-Bottineau is a small public school situated in Bottineau, North Dakota. It awarded 2 associates’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Three Rivers College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s forestry students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nebraska Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s forestry students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barton County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Plains States Region list. Barton Community College is a small school located in Great Bend, Kansas that handed out 0 associates’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Leech Lake Tribal College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Plains States Region. Leech Lake Tribal College is a small public school situated in Cass Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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