by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Forestry is the 189th most popular major in the country with 2,247 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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 Southeast region, there were 989 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,188 and $19,436 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 475 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in forestry. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in forestry.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tifton, Georgia, this small public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. UAM is a small school located in Monticello, Arkansas that handed out 13 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sewanee - The University of the South landed the #3 spot on the list. Sewanee is a small school located in Sewanee, Tennessee that handed out 5 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region. Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 87 bachelors’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Mississippi State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 26 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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North Carolina State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 81 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Alabama A & M University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Normal, Alabama, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern University and A & M College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Southern University and A & M College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 78 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Clemson University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Auburn University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
West Virginia University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Kentucky landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Georgia came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 13 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #17, Newberry College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Newberry, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Tuskegee University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tuskegee University is a small school located in Tuskegee, Alabama that handed out 0 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #17, Rollins College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Rollins is a small school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 0 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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