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2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
150 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 259 people earned their degree in forest management/forest resources management, making the major the 716th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 150 forest management/forest resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in forest management/forest resources management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forest management/forest resources management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the forest management/forest resources management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management (Income $0-$30k)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $0-$30k list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $7,285 for Bachelor’s Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full NC State Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #2 spot in our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Berkeley is $8,392 for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a small school located in Tifton, Georgia that handed out 23 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

ABAC Tifton also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend ABAC Tifton is $4,838 for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full ABAC Tifton Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees to qualified students.

SFASU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,650 for Bachelor’s Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #5 spot on the list. ESF is a small public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 16 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

ESF also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend ESF is $12,838 for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Full SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Report

#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

West Virginia University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management students in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for WVU is $9,213 for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $10,877 for Bachelor’s Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Idaho.

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#8

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 28 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,698 for Bachelor’s Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Clemson.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Clemson University Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNR has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nevada - Reno is $11,587 for Bachelor’s Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#11 in overall quality

The University of Montana ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also took the #11 spot in our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,064 for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UM.

Read more about Forest Management/Forest Resources Management at The University of Montana

#9 in overall quality

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paul Smiths, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Paul Smith’s College is $19,804 for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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