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2024 Best Value Colleges for Forestry in Tennessee

1 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Forestry Schools in Tennessee

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 in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,233 people earned their degree in forestry, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, forestry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,829 and had an average of $21,444 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 26 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,822 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forestry programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Forestry Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee forestry students.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Forestry in Tennessee

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Forestry Schools in Tennessee list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified ’s forestry students in 2020-2021.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Forestry Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $18,579 for Tennessee Forestry students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad 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%.

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