by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Forestry Major in Maine” 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 Maine, there were 40 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,908 and $21,000 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Forestry Major in Maine” ranking looked at 2 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 Maine” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine forestry students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in Maine. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 37 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Fort Kent. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in Maine. Located in Fort Kent, Maine, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s forestry 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%.
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