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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
178 Degrees Awarded
$9,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Forestry, General is the 468th most popular major in the country with 959 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 200 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 178 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in forestry, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forestry, general programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the forestry, general program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $8,295 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Michigan Technological University.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Forestry, General at Michigan Technological University

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $5,483 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Purdue Forestry, General Report

#3

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 69 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $11,446 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry, General students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UW - Stevens Point.

Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Forestry, General Report

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State is $6,686 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Michigan State University Forestry, General Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,658 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SIUC.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Forestry, General 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%.

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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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