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2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region

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Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region

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 “Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Forestry is the 189th most popular major in the country with 2,233 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in forestry. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in forestry.

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Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region forestry students.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 37 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Forestry at UMaine

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Forestry at University of Vermont

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 11 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Full UNH Forestry Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Forestry at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Fort Kent. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region list. Fort Kent, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Read full report on Forestry at UMFK

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Vermont Technical College
Randolph, Vermont

Vermont Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the New England Region list. Vermont Tech is a small public school situated in Randolph, Vermont. It awarded 2 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Forestry at Vermont Tech

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