by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that 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 New England region, there were 67 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,908 and $21,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.
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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree forestry students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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