2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, Other in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Forestry, Other Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 121 people earned their degree in forestry, other, making the major the 943rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 47 forestry, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 forestry, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forestry, other programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forestry, other program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Forestry, Other Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forestry, Other Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, Other in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$17,740 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Forestry, Other Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forestry, other students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Forestry, Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $17,740 for plains states region bachelor’s degree forestry, other students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Forestry, Other 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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