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General Forestry at Purdue University-Main Campus

If you plan to study General Forestry, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University-Main Campus. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Purdue University-Main Campus sits in West Lafayette, IN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 11 general forestry degrees were granted at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Online & Distance Learning at Purdue University-Main Campus

Distance learning is available at Purdue University-Main Campus. Of 58,658 students, 4,902 (8%) studied exclusively online and 16,751 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Forestry graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, General Forestry graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus are 36% women (4) and 64% men (7).

General Forestry Bachelor’s Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Of the 11 bachelor’s general forestry graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, 36% were women (4) and 64% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Forestry bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	1

Minority students account for 9% of General Forestry bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, lower than the national average of 17%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Forestry Graduates

Those who complete General Forestry program at Purdue University-Main Campus pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for General Forestry majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Foresters	$93,406
Conservation Scientists	$81,436
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,966
Park Naturalists	$76,516
Range Managers	$59,935
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$50,097
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$36,803
Forest and Conservation Workers	$22,542

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.