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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in forestry. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree forestry students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s forestry students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. 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

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Georgia Forestry Report

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 9 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.

Full North Carolina State University Forestry Report

#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 5 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

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 West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Forestry at West Virginia University

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree forestry students whose families make more than $110k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read more about Forestry at Virginia Tech

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

Auburn University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree forestry students whose families make more than $110k list, Auburn has also earned the #5 rank 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.

Read more about Forestry at Auburn

#7

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s forestry degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #6 spot in our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.

Full Clemson Forestry Report

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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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