2026 Best Value Forestry, General Schools in Maine
[Forestry, General](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/forestry/general-forestry/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for forestry, general students.
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2026 Best Value Forestry, General Schools in Maine
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in forestry, general, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Forestry, General Schools
University Of Maine earned the #1 spot for value among forestry, general schools in Maine. Located in the suburb of Orono, University Of Maine is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $13,326 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $36,756. Students borrow a median of $23,618 to complete the forestry, general program here. Soon after graduation, forestry, general degree recipients from University Of Maine generally make around $43,901. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 97% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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