Forestry at University of Maine

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 University of Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

UMaine Forestry Degrees Available

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

UMaine Forestry Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forestry Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Forestry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 forestry majors earned their master's degree from UMaine. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from UMaine, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	130	$49,120
Foresters	110	$52,850
Conservation Scientists	90	$61,970
Forest and Conservation Technicians	30	$47,270

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 Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.