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2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s

9 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in forest sciences and biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forest sciences and biology 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 sciences and biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 44 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UGA Forest Sciences & Biology Report

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mississippi State University Forest Sciences & Biology Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 12 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree forest sciences and biology students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Forest Sciences & Biology at UW Seattle

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 2 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Forest Sciences & Biology at Northern Arizona University

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree forest sciences and biology students list, Clemson has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 15 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

Read full report on Forest Sciences & Biology at Purdue University - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 6 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Forest Sciences & Biology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#8

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#6 in overall quality

University of Maine landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 5 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree forest sciences and biology students list, UMaine has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.

Read more about Forest Sciences & Biology at University of Maine

#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

University of Kentucky landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216.

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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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