2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 389 people earned their degree in forest sciences and biology, making the major the 634th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 182 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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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The forest sciences and biology 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 Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree forest sciences and biology students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’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

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 44 masters’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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Forest Sciences & Biology at UGA

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 5 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mississippi State University Forest Sciences & Biology Report

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #3 spot on the list. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 9 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Read full report on Forest Sciences & Biology at UK

• Best Value Master’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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