by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 878 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 171 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forestry, general. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in forestry, general.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region forestry, general students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 72 ’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified ’s forestry, general students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Forestry, General at Michigan Technological University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #3 spot on the list. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 ’s forestry, general degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 18 ’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s forestry, general degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Joliet Junior College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Joliet, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry, general degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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