Forestry at Duke University
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 Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Forestry section at the bottom of this page.
Duke Forestry Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Forestry
Duke Forestry Rankings
Forestry Student Demographics at Duke
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the forestry majors at Duke University.
Duke Forestry Master’s Program
Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from Duke, 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 Duke University with a master's in forestry.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Forestry
If you plan to be a forestry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Duke University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management | 7 |
Related Majors
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 NC, the home state for Duke University.
Occupation | Jobs in NC | Average Salary in NC |
---|---|---|
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors | 620 | $60,510 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians | 550 | $40,700 |
Conservation Scientists | 390 | $61,780 |
Foresters | 370 | $63,610 |
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors | 90 | $64,120 |
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 Bjoertvedt under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.