Forestry at Oregon State University

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

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 forestry majors received their bachelor's degree from Oregon State.

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

Oregon State Forestry Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Oregon State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Oregon State offers distance education options for forestry at the following degree levels:

Oregon State Forestry Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The forestry major at Oregon 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools	1
	9
Best Value Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in forestry from Oregon State. This makes it the #3 most popular school for forestry master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

How Much Do Forestry Graduates from Oregon State Make?

The median salary of forestry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oregon State is $39,710. This is 4% higher than $38,236, which is the national average for all forestry bachelor's degree recipients.

Forestry Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Forestry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 forestry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Oregon State, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical forestry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Oregon State since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at Oregon 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 Oregon 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	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Oregon State Forestry Master’s Program

The forestry program at Oregon State awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from Oregon State, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon 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	13
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Oregon State also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation (Other)
• Wildlife Management
• Fisheries Sciences
• Natural Resources Conservation
• Natural Resource 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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Forest and Conservation Technicians	2,580	$40,490
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	800	$49,610
Conservation Scientists	670	$76,790
Foresters	580	$70,660
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$101,530

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 Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.