2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry in Michigan

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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 Michigan, there were 83 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,600 and $19,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forestry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forestry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Michigan”.

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Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in Michigan.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry in Michigan

#1

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$21,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,087 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 15 masters’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Forestry at Michigan Technological University

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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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