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2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Southeast region, there were 995 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,222 and $19,786 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forestry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forestry programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree forestry students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 7 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Forestry at University of Florida

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

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 Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. 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 more about Forestry at North Carolina State University

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 8 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s forestry degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree forestry students whose families make $30-$48k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Forestry at Virginia Tech

#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Forestry at West Virginia University

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 2 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Forestry at Clemson University

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Auburn University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #5 spot in our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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