by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southeast region, there were 941 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,188 and $21,582 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 118 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forestry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their forestry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montgomery Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region. MCC is a small public school situated in Troy, North Carolina. It awarded 16 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Keyser, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glenville State College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Glenville, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haywood Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Haywood Community College is located in Clyde, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Conway, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
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Lurleen B Wallace Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lurleen B. Wallace Community College is a small school located in Andalusia, Alabama that handed out 5 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wayne Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Itawamba Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fulton, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
Coastal Pines Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Coastal Pines Technical College is a small school located in Waycross, Georgia that handed out 11 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Jones County Junior College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jones County Junior College is a public institution located in Ellisville, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
East Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas at Monticello is a small public school situated in Monticello, Arkansas. It awarded 3 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Cossatot is a small school located in De Queen, Arkansas that handed out 1 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Ogeechee Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Ogeechee Technical College is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Southeastern Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southeastern Technical College is a public institution located in Vidalia, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Andrew College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Andrew College is a small school located in Cuthbert, Georgia that handed out 0 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Athens Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Athens Technical College is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Arkansas University Tech came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. SAU Tech is a small school located in Camden, Arkansas that handed out 0 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Holmes Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Holmes Community College is a small public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 0 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
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