Forestry at Michigan State University

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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

Michigan State Forestry Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry
Master’s Degree in Forestry

Michigan State Forestry Rankings

The forestry major at Michigan 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 Michigan State

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

Michigan State Forestry Bachelor’s Program

22% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at Michigan 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Michigan State Forestry Master’s Program

50% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of forestry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from Michigan State, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the forestry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Forestry

Forestry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forestry, General	10
Forestry, Other	7

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Conservation Scientists	370	$63,460
Forest and Conservation Technicians	320	$38,350
Foresters	290	$66,630
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	280	$50,060
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	40	$95,920

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
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