Forestry at Mississippi State University

If you are interested in studying forestry, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year.

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

Mississippi State Forestry Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Forestry Rankings

The forestry major at Mississippi 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forestry Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Forestry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State Forestry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of forestry master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from Mississippi State, 73% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi 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	16
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Forestry

Forestry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Sciences & Biology	64
Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology	2

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• Wildlife Management

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Conservation Scientists	770	$54,870
Forest and Conservation Technicians	190	$47,400
Foresters	160	$59,900

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.