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

2 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 959 people earned their degree in forestry, general, making the major the 468th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 74 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forestry, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forestry, general 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 forestry, general 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s forestry, general students in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best Forestry, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695.

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#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 6 masters’s forestry, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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