2026 Best Value Forest Engineering Schools in the Far Western Region
[Forest Engineering](/majors/engineering/forest-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong forest engineering education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for forest engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Forest Engineering Schools in the Far Western Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in forest engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Forest Engineering Schools
For return on investment in forest engineering, no school beat Oregon State University this year. Oregon State University is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis. In-state tuition and fees average $14,400, compared with $38,190 for out-of-state students. Forest Engineering graduates carry a median of $20,750 in student loans. Soon after graduation, forest engineering degree recipients from Oregon State University generally make around $51,279. Set against $20,750 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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