Forestry at Stephen F Austin State University

What traits are you looking for in a forestry school? To help you decide if Stephen F Austin State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's forestry program.

SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and approximately 12,620 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 39 forestry majors received their bachelor's degree from SFASU.

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

SFASU Forestry Degrees Available

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

SFASU Forestry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the forestry progam at SFASU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The forestry major at SFASU 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
	13
Most Focused Forestry Master’s Degree Schools	18

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

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Forestry Graduates from SFASU Make?

The median salary of forestry students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFASU is $37,014. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,236 for all forestry students.

Forestry Student Demographics at SFASU

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

SFASU Forestry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 forestry majors earned their bachelor's degree from SFASU. Of these graduates, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at SFASU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Stephen F Austin State University with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SFASU Forestry Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Forestry from SFASU in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from SFASU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stephen F Austin State University with a master'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	0

SFASU 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
• Wildlife 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 TX, the home state for Stephen F Austin State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Conservation Scientists	2,010	$57,990
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	1,280	$52,170
Forest and Conservation Technicians	390	$43,880
Foresters	180	$64,740
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$87,130

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.