2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Forestry, General is the 468th most popular major in the country with 959 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 336 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forestry, general degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Forestry, General at University of Florida

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forestry, general degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Forestry, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forestry, general degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Forestry, General at West Virginia University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General

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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