2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry in the Southeast Region
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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 499 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forestry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forestry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the forestry program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Tifton, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
ABAC Tifton also took the #12 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,933 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry students per year to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry students per year to attend North Carolina State University.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry students list, Mississippi State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State University is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 62 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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 Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 99 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry students list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students per year to attend Virginia Tech.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 22 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry students list, UGA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
West Virginia University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University is $12,983 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry students.
Auburn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn is $24,104 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Kentucky is $17,127 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Clemson University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson also took the #6 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,008 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry students per year to attend Clemson.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #12, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Sewanee is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sewanee, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Sewanee did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Sewanee - The University of the South is $30,474 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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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%.
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- *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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