by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southeast region, there were 989 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,188 and $19,436 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in forestry. That schools that top this list have a program in forestry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree forestry students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern University and A & M College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region. Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s forestry degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
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 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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #4 spot on the list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s forestry degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 3 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 8 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Auburn University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 3 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 2 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, 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 94%.
Mississippi State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 doctorate’s 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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