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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,292 people earned their degree in forestry, making the major the 187th most popular in the United States. 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 Maine, there were 42 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,301 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,229 and $177,250 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forestry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forestry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our maine doctor’s degree forestry students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMaine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Forestry at UMaine

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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