Forestry at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and has a total student population of 32,428. In 2021, 29 forestry majors received their bachelor's degree from Colorado State.

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

Colorado State Forestry Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Colorado State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Colorado State does offer online courses in forestry for the following degree levels:

Colorado State Forestry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the forestry progam at Colorado State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The forestry major at Colorado State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in forestry from Colorado State. This makes it the #13 most popular school for forestry master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Colorado State Forestry Graduates

The median salary of forestry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Colorado State is $37,221. This is less than $38,236, which is the national average of all forestry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Forestry Student Demographics at Colorado State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the forestry majors at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Colorado State Forestry Bachelor’s Program

The forestry program at Colorado State awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at Colorado State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its forestry bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Colorado State Forestry Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in forestry from Colorado State in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from Colorado State, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the forestry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a master's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Colorado State also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• Natural Resource 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 CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Conservation Scientists	1,320	$71,170
Forest and Conservation Technicians	1,120	$39,120
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	330	$57,330
Foresters	220	$61,890
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	130	$91,260

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 Spilly816 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.