by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” 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 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 “Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forestry. To top this list, a school must have a successful forestry program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree forestry students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is located in Conway, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Forestry at Horry-Georgetown Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Troy, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Wayne Community College is a public institution located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Potomac State College of West Virginia University is located in Keyser, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Forestry at Potomac State College of West Virginia University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coastal Pines Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Located in Waycross, Georgia, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
Haywood Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Haywood Community College is a public institution located in Clyde, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Itawamba Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Itawamba Community College is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Glenville State College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Glenville, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s forestry degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Lurleen B Wallace Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Lurleen B. Wallace Community College is a small public school situated in Andalusia, Alabama. It awarded 5 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Jones County Junior College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Jones County Junior College is a small school located in Ellisville, Mississippi that handed out 5 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas at Monticello came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. University of Arkansas at Monticello is located in Monticello, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
East Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s forestry degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. De Queen, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s forestry degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Ogeechee Technical College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s forestry degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Southern Arkansas University Tech came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Camden, Arkansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #15, Southeastern Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Southeastern Technical College is a small school located in Vidalia, Georgia that handed out 0 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Holmes Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Goodman, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Athens Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate 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.
Andrew College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Cuthbert, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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