2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Doctorate

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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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the forestry, general program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree forestry, general students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s forestry, general students in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forestry, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Full NC State Forestry, General Report

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s forestry, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Forestry, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121.

Read full report on Forestry, General at Oregon State

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s forestry, general students in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Forestry, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Florida Forestry, General Report

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#4 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Forestry, General at Michigan State

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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