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Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$17,910 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Forestry Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, forestry was ranked #171 in the country. In fact 486 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for forestry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Forestry

Our analysis found Stephen F Austin State University to be the best value school for forestry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . SFASU is a large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 a year.

Read full report on Forestry at Stephen F Austin State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $20,125 per year.

Read full report on Forestry at Northern Arizona University

Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3
Arizona 17

One of 5 majors within the area of study, forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bureau of Land Management.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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