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. In 2021, 23 forestry majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa 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.

Iowa State Forestry Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Forestry Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Forestry Schools	16
	28

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in forestry from Iowa State. This makes it the #28 most popular school for forestry master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Forestry Graduates from Iowa State Make?

The median salary of forestry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $39,406. This is 3% higher than $38,236, which is the national average for all forestry bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The forestry program at Iowa State awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women. The typical forestry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 96% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa State Forestry Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in forestry from Iowa State in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from Iowa State, 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 Iowa State University with a master's in forestry.

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

Iowa State also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Fisheries Sciences
• Wildlife Management
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.