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Forestry at Iowa State University

Forestry at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

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

Iowa State Forestry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry

Iowa State Forestry Rankings

The forestry major at Iowa 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.

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 Iowa State

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

Iowa State Forestry Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in forestry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Sciences & Biology 23
Forestry, General 3

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Forest and Conservation Technicians 620 $39,560
Conservation Scientists 590 $56,820
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 230 $58,040
Foresters 70 $64,840

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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