Forestry at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808.

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

UM Forestry Degrees Available

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

UM Forestry Rankings

The forestry major at UM 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forestry Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Forestry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at UM are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UM Forestry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of forestry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the forestry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Montana with a master's in forestry.

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

Concentrations Within Forestry

The following forestry concentations are available at The University of Montana. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Montana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	20

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation (Other)
• Natural Resource Management
• Wildlife 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Forest and Conservation Technicians	2,140	$37,100
Conservation Scientists	570	$64,480
Foresters	200	$57,960
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	170	$41,980
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$72,640

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.