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Forest Sciences & Biology at Purdue University - Main Campus

Forest Sciences & Biology at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying forest sciences & biology, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Forest Sciences & Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Forest Sciences and Biology

Purdue Forest Sciences & Biology Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in forest sciences and biology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forest Sciences and Biology Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Program

46% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of forest sciences and biology master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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Of the students who received a forest sciences and biology master's degree from Purdue, 54% 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 15% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in forest sciences and biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Conservation Scientists 230 $63,320
Foresters 80 $47,070

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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