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2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
178 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region”.

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Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General in the Great Lakes Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 69 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stevens Point, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is $14,465 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 49 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Illinois University Carbondale is $16,945 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 17 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #4 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,986 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students per year to attend Purdue.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#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 #4 for the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general 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. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan Technological University is $16,463 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students list, Michigan State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $19,173 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students per year to attend Michigan State University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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