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Forestry at Northern Arizona University

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Forestry at Northern Arizona University

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in forestry from NAU.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Forestry

NAU Forestry Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Forestry Master’s Degree Schools 11
Best Value Forestry Schools 39

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in forestry from NAU. This makes it the #9 most popular school for forestry master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Forestry Graduates from NAU Make?

The median salary of forestry students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $29,618. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,236 for all forestry students.

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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

43% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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 NAU since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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About 68% 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 16% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 32
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

NAU Forestry Master’s Program

46% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 forestry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NAU, about 54% were men and 46% were women.

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Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from NAU, 54% 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 46% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NAU also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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