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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Forestry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Forestry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Plains States region, there were 115 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,650 and $19,081 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 21 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 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. 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 Vallue Forestry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Vallue Forestry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree forestry students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Itasca Community College

Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Forestry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Itasca Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Grand Rapids, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s forestry degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Itasca Community College also made our “Best Forestry Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Itasca Community College is $11,449 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Forestry students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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