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Forestry at University of Georgia

Forestry at University of Georgia

If you plan to study forestry, take a look at what University of Georgia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147.

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

UGA Forestry Degrees Available

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

UGA Forestry Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forestry Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Forestry Master’s Program

45% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of forestry master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from UGA, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Forestry

The following forestry concentations are available at University of Georgia. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Sciences & Biology 59

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 770 $50,150
Foresters 340 $54,590
Conservation Scientists 250 $69,390
Forest and Conservation Technicians 160 $45,880
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 120 $88,570

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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