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2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$14,174 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,479 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

In 2020-2021, 20 degrees and certificates were awarded to forestry students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #125 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Forestry Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Forestry Colleges.

Best Forestry School

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for forestry students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $14,174 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Forestry Schools in Virginia rankings.

Read full report on Forestry at Virginia Tech

Best Value Forestry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Forestry Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 59
Georgia 59
North Carolina 34
Tennessee 5
Kentucky 5
Louisiana 11
Alabama 24
South Carolina 7
Mississippi 11
Arkansas 5
West Virginia 13

Forestry is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Forestry

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 values are for the top school 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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