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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Forestry is the 187th most popular major in the country with 2,292 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, forestry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,496 and had an average of $20,610 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 172 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,300 and $23,190 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forestry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the forestry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s forestry students in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” 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.

Read full report on Forestry at North Carolina State University

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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