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2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s

11 Ranked Colleges
150 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Forest Management/Forest Resources Management is the 716th most popular major in the country with 259 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forest management/forest resources management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forest management/forest resources management programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The forest management/forest resources management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s”.

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Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Tifton, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

ABAC Tifton also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $6,933 for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students.

Read more about Forest Management/Forest Resources Management at ABAC Tifton

#2

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 19 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,458 for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students per year to attend North Carolina State University.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Forest Management/Forest Resources Management at North Carolina State University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #3 spot on the list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees to 16 students 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 $19,737 for Bachelor’s Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,723 for Bachelor’s Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.

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#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,983 for Bachelor’s Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students per year to attend West Virginia University.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

University of Idaho did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 12 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of Idaho is $14,132 for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students.

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. 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.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,081 for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students per year to attend University of Nevada - Reno.

Full UNR Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Report

#8

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#11 in overall quality

The University of Montana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management students in 2019-2020.

UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UM is $15,246 for bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students.

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

#9

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 ranking, coming in at #9. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students list, Clemson has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson is $20,008 for Bachelor’s Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#9 in overall quality

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Paul Smiths, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management students in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $23,784 for Bachelor’s Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students per year to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science.

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#11

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Berkeley is $15,329 for Bachelor’s Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of California - Berkeley Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Report

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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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