2023 Best Value Colleges for Forestry, General in California (With Aid)

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, General Schools in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 878 people earned their degree in forestry, general, making the major the 468th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 193 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in forestry, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forestry, general 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 forestry, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The forestry, general 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 Forestry, General Schools in California For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Forestry, General Schools in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forestry, General Schools in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Forestry, General in California (With Aid)

1

Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

#2 in overall quality

$14,956 Average Net Price

$29,523 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Forestry, General Schools in California For Those Getting Aid. Arcata, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry, general degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

Humboldt State University also made our “Best Forestry, General Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Humboldt State University is $14,956 for california forestry, general students with aid.

Read full report on Forestry, General at Humboldt State University

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

#1 in overall quality

$20,677 Average Net Price

$54,753 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #2 spot on the list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry, general degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $20,677 for california forestry, general students with aid.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Forestry, General at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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• Best Value Colleges for Forestry, General (With Aid)

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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