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

4 Ranked Colleges
212 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” 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 Southeast region, there were 336 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 212 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 4 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry, General students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 79 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 Virginia Tech Forestry, General Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students list, UGA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry, General students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Forestry, General at UGA

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot on the list. Knoxville, Tennessee 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.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry, General students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Knoxville 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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