by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in New York” ranking.
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 New York, there were 100 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,919 and $19,640 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in New York” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in forestry. That schools that top this list have a program in forestry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in New York” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in New York”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in New York. Paul Smith’s College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paul Smiths, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Forestry Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major in New York list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Forestry at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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