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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Forestry

37 Colleges
5,415,716 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,724 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Forestry School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for ForestryForestry is the #157 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Forestry ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer a bachelor's in forestry. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. We are more focused on forestry schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.

To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.

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2024 Best Value Forestry Schools in the United States

Check out the forestry programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.

Top 10 Best Value Forestry Schools

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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UW - Stevens Point is 4.5 years, and it costs about $20,171 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UW - Stevens Point is $90,366. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average student at SIUC graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $18,799. This means that the average student pays around $82,716 to get a bachelor’s degree from SIUC. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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North Carolina State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh. In addition to being on our best value list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Forestry Schools ranking.

At NC State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $28,741. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from NC State is $124,736. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Iowa State University earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

At Iowa State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $26,185. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State be around $115,476. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Forestry Schools ranking.

At UF, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $28,061. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UF is $120,101. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Northern Arizona University landed the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value forestry schools. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at NAU to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $22,927. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from NAU is $99,274. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average student at Mississippi State graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $28,277. This means that the average student pays around $127,247 to get a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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University of Idaho landed the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value forestry schools. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

At U of I, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $27,879. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from U of I is $123,783. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Utah State University earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

At USU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.7 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $24,541. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from USU is $114,361. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Stephen F Austin State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

At SFASU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $25,362. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from SFASU is $112,607. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Forestry by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Forestry is one of 5 different types of Natural Resources & Conservation programs to choose from.

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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