Forestry at Oregon State University

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

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received their master's degree in forestry.

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

Oregon State Forestry Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Forestry
• Doctorate Degree in Forestry

Online Classes Are Available at Oregon State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Oregon State does offer online education options in forestry for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Oregon State Forestry Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forestry Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Forestry Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in forestry from Oregon State in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from Oregon State, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation (Other)
• Natural Resources Conservation
• Fisheries Sciences
• Wildlife Management
• Natural Resource 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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Forest and Conservation Technicians	2,580	$40,490
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	800	$49,610
Conservation Scientists	670	$76,790
Foresters	580	$70,660
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$101,530

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 Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.