2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Sciences and Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Forest Sciences & Biology is the 634th most popular major in the country with 389 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 182 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in forest sciences and biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forest sciences and biology 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 sciences and biology 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 Sciences and Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 8 doctorate’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Forest Sciences & Biology at UGA

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Forest Sciences & Biology at West Virginia University

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Clemson Forest Sciences & Biology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology

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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