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2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master's in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Kentucky, there were 23 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,800 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

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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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 Master’s in Kentucky 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 Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k

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

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

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216.

Read more about Forestry at UK

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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