2026 Best Value Forest Engineering Schools in Oregon

[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 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for forest engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Forest Engineering Schools in Oregon
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the forest engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Forest Engineering Schools
Oregon State University earned the #1 spot for value among forest engineering schools in Oregon. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State University is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $14,400 in tuition and fees, compared with $38,190 for out-of-state students. Forest Engineering graduates carry a median of $20,750 in student loans. Early-career forest engineering graduates make about $51,279. That is a strong return on a $20,750 median debt. The acceptance rate is 77%.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 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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