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2027 Best Value Forestry Schools in Wisconsin

[Forestry](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/forestry/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for forestry students.

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• Best Value Forestry Schools in Wisconsin

2027 Best Value Forestry Schools in Wisconsin

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the forestry degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Forestry Schools

1

Mid State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids, WI

$5,002 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,626 Avg Student Debt

$42,253 Median Earnings (10yr)

Mid State Technical College tops our 2027 list of the best value forestry schools in Wisconsin. Mid State Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Wisconsin Rapids. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,002, with out-of-state students paying around $7,171. Typical student debt for forestry graduates is $11,626. Early-career forestry graduates make about $41,678. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

2

University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI

$9,228 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,893 Avg Student Debt

$52,021 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in forestry will find it at University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point, which ranked #2. Set in the town of Stevens Point, University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,228, with out-of-state students paying around $18,248. Forestry graduates carry a median of $24,893 in student loans. Forestry graduates of University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point earn a median of $41,177 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,893 median debt. The acceptance rate is 92%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.