2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 200 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forestry, general 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, General Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree forestry, general students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$21,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Michigan Technological University is a public institution located in Houghton, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forestry, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forestry, general degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Forestry, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

Full Michigan State University Forestry, General Report

#3

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 2 masters’s forestry, general degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Forestry, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Forestry, General at SIUC

• Best Value Master’s Degree 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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