Forestry at Northern Arizona University

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 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.

NAU Forestry Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Forestry (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry
Master’s Degree in Forestry

NAU Forestry Rankings

The forestry major at NAU 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forestry Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Forestry Bachelor’s Program

35% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical forestry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at NAU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at NAU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

NAU Forestry Master’s Program

38% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of forestry master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from NAU, 85% 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 Northern Arizona University with a master's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Forestry

The following forestry concentations are available at Northern Arizona University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Arizona University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Sciences & Biology	57
Forestry, General	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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Forest and Conservation Technicians	1,320	$38,270
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	610	$51,540
Conservation Scientists	270	$71,190

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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