2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 forest management/forest resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forest management/forest resources management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Doctorate

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Doctorate list. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 4 doctorate’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Forest Management/Forest Resources Management at Oregon State

#2

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York

#2 in overall quality

$24,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s forest management/forest resources management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students list, ESF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESF are $24,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Forest Management/Forest Resources Management at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Doctorate.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

Full Pennsylvania State University - University Park Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Report

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.

Credits

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