Forestry at Michigan State University

What traits are you looking for in a forestry school? To help you decide if Michigan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's forestry program.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Forestry section at the bottom of this page.

Michigan State Forestry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry
• Master’s Degree in Forestry

Michigan State Forestry Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forestry Student Demographics at Michigan State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the forestry majors at Michigan State University.

Michigan State Forestry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of forestry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from Michigan State, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the forestry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Forestry

If you plan to be a forestry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Michigan State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forestry, Other	7
Forestry, General	3

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Wildlife Management

Careers That Forestry Grads May Go Into

A degree in forestry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Conservation Scientists	370	$63,460
Forest and Conservation Technicians	320	$38,350
Foresters	290	$66,630
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	280	$50,060
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	40	$95,920

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

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