Forest Sciences & Biology at Northern Arizona University

What traits are you looking for in a forest sciences and biology school? To help you decide if Northern Arizona University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's forest sciences and biology program.

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 Forest Sciences & Biology section at the bottom of this page.

NAU Forest Sciences & Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Forest Sciences and Biology
• Master’s Degree in Forest Sciences and Biology

NAU Forest Sciences & Biology Rankings

The forest sciences and biology major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Forest Sciences & Biology. 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 forest sciences and biology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forest Sciences and Biology Student Demographics at NAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the forest sciences and biology majors at Northern Arizona University.

NAU Forest Sciences & Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of forest sciences and biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forest sciences and biology 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 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its forest sciences and biology 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 forest sciences and biology.

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 Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a forest sciences and biology master's degree from NAU, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the forest sciences and biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 20% 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 forest sciences and biology.

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

Related Majors

• Forestry, General

Careers That Forest Sciences and Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in forest sciences and biology 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
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
• Image Credit: By Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.