Forestry at Grays Harbor College

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 Grays Harbor College stacks up to those at other schools.

GHC is located in Aberdeen, Washington and has a total student population of 1,553.

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

GHC Forestry Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Forestry (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Forestry

GHC Forestry Rankings

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Forestry Student Demographics at GHC

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

GHC Forestry Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of forestry associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in forestry at GHC are white. Around 82% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. GHC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in forestry graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 WA, the home state for Grays Harbor College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Forest and Conservation Technicians	1,260	$39,900
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	1,010	$53,950
Conservation Scientists	920	$65,120
Foresters	510	$69,720
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$109,820

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.