2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 North Carolina, there were 172 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,300 and $23,190 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in forestry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forestry programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The forestry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree forestry students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $75-$110k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s forestry degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Forestry at Duke University

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forestry degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Forestry Master’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

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $75-$110k)

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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