Forestry at Allegany College of Maryland

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

Allegany College of Maryland is located in Cumberland, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,523.

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

Allegany College of Maryland Forestry Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Forestry

Allegany College of Maryland Forestry Rankings

Forestry Student Demographics at Allegany College of Maryland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the forestry majors at Allegany College of Maryland.

Allegany College of Maryland Forestry Associate’s Program

40% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of forestry associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in forestry only graduates about 33% women each year. The program at Allegany College of Maryland may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in forestry at Allegany College of Maryland are white. Around 93% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Allegany College of Maryland with a associate's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Forestry

Forestry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Allegany College of Maryland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Technology/Technician	8

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 MD, the home state for Allegany College of Maryland.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Conservation Scientists	340	$79,070
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	320	$55,750
Forest and Conservation Technicians	150	$43,500
Foresters	50	$64,370

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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