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2027 Best Value Forestry, Other Schools in the Southeast Region

[Forestry, Other](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/forestry/forestry-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for forestry, other students.

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• Best Value Forestry, Other Schools in the Southeast Region

2027 Best Value Forestry, Other Schools in the Southeast Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in forestry, other, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Forestry, Other Schools

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL

$12,890 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,500 Avg Student Debt

$65,337 Median Earnings (10yr)

Auburn University tops our 2027 list of the best value forestry, other schools in the Southeast Region. Set in the city of Auburn, Auburn University is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,890, compared with $34,922 for out-of-state students. Forestry, Other graduates carry a median of $20,500 in student loans. Forestry, Other graduates of Auburn University earn a median of $51,421 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $20,500 median debt. Auburn University admits about 46% of applicants.

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Blacksburg, VA

$15,948 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,919 Avg Student Debt

$81,698 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University earned it the #2 place for forestry, other. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,948, with out-of-state students paying around $37,764. Typical student debt for forestry, other graduates is $20,919. Soon after graduation, forestry, other degree recipients from Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University generally make around $45,817. Set against $20,919 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 55% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.