Forestry at Clemson University

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

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a total student population of 26,406.

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

Clemson Forestry Degrees Available

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

Clemson Forestry Rankings

The forestry major at Clemson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Forestry. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

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 Clemson

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

Clemson Forestry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 95% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 5% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at Clemson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Clemson Forestry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of forestry master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from Clemson, 100% 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 Clemson University with a master's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Forestry

The following forestry concentations are available at Clemson University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Clemson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	24
Forest Sciences & Biology	7

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• Wildlife 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 SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	470	$58,270
Conservation Scientists	250	$56,220
Forest and Conservation Technicians	210	$45,500
Foresters	200	$61,430

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 hager.angie under License

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