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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry in the Southeast Region

10 Ranked Colleges
167 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 167 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

UGA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’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 University of Georgia are $27,476.

Read more about Forestry at UGA

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 40 masters’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Forestry Master’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 UF are $30,130.

Read full report on Forestry at University of Florida

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 13 masters’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. 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 NC State Forestry Report

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree forestry students list, Mississippi State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Forestry Master’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 Mississippi State University are $23,950.

Full Mississippi State University Forestry Report

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech Forestry Report

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Clemson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.

Read full report on Forestry at Clemson University

#7

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#9 in overall quality

West Virginia University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forestry degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Forestry Master’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 West Virginia University are $26,154.

Full WVU Forestry Report

#8

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

Auburn University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 10 masters’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956.

Read full report on Forestry at Auburn University

#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

University of Kentucky ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 9 masters’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’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 University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Read full report on Forestry at UK

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forestry Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’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 UT Knoxville are $31,798.

Read more about Forestry at UT Knoxville

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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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