Forestry at The University of Montana

Every forestry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the forestry program at The University of Montana stacks up to those at other schools.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 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.

UM Forestry Degrees Available

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

UM 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 UM

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

UM 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.

In the forestry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
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 The University of Montana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	4

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Natural Resources Conservation (Other)
• Wildlife Management
• Natural Resources Conservation

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Forest and Conservation Technicians	2,140	$37,100
Conservation Scientists	570	$64,480
Foresters	200	$57,960
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	170	$41,980
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$72,640

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.