Forestry at Northland College

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 Northland College stacks up to those at other schools.

Northland is located in Ashland, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 570. Of the 141 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northland College in 2021, 4 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.

Northland Forestry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry

Northland Forestry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks forestry programs across the country. The following shows how Northland performed in these rankings.

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 Northland 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
	6
	12
Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Forestry Schools	17
Best Value Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Value Forestry Schools	40
Most Popular Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Forestry Schools	78

Forestry Student Demographics at Northland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the forestry majors at Northland College.

Northland Forestry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in forestry from Northland. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at Northland are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Northland College with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Northland also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• Natural Resources Conservation (Other)

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 WI, the home state for Northland College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Forest and Conservation Technicians	760	$35,320
Conservation Scientists	670	$65,610
Foresters	460	$55,810
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	280	$52,100
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	60	$88,360

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 Billertl under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.