Forestry at Michigan State 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 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. Of the 9,450 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 2021, 7 of them were forestry majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Forestry

Online Classes Are Available at Michigan State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Michigan State does offer online education options in forestry for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Michigan State Forestry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the forestry progam at Michigan 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Best Value Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in forestry from Michigan 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 Michigan State Make?

The median salary of forestry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $34,078. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,236 for all forestry 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

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical forestry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at Michigan State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its forestry bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Michigan State Forestry Master’s Program

Of the 2 forestry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Michigan State, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the forestry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 34% 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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.