Forestry at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

What traits are you looking for in a forestry school? To help you decide if SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's forestry program.

ESF is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 2,127. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in forestry from ESF.

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

ESF Forestry Degrees Available

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

ESF Forestry Rankings

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

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 ESF 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 Popular Forestry Associate Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Forestry Schools	2
Best Forestry Associate Degree Schools	3
	4
Most Popular Forestry Schools	7
	9
Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value Forestry Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
	14
	15
	20

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in forestry from ESF. This makes it the #9 most popular school for forestry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forestry Student Demographics at ESF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the forestry majors at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

ESF Forestry Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of forestry associate's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in forestry at ESF are white. Around 85% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a associate's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ESF Forestry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in forestry from ESF. About 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at ESF 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 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ESF Forestry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of forestry master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from ESF, 92% 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 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a master's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ESF also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Natural Resources Conservation

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 NY, the home state for SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Forest and Conservation Technicians	390	$42,070
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	300	$56,750
Foresters	250	$65,620
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	160	$81,450

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 DASonnenfeld under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.