Forestry at University of Arkansas at Monticello

If you plan to study forestry, take a look at what University of Arkansas at Monticello has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAM is located in Monticello, Arkansas and approximately 2,645 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 forestry majors received their bachelor's degree from UAM.

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

UAM Forestry Degrees Available

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

UAM Forestry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks forestry programs across the country. The following shows how UAM performed in these rankings.

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 UAM 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 Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Forestry Schools	27
Most Focused Forestry Associate Degree Schools	38

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in forestry from UAM. This makes it the #19 most popular school for forestry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Forestry Student Demographics at UAM

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

UAM Forestry Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of forestry associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in forestry at UAM are white. Around 100% 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 University of Arkansas at Monticello with a associate'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

UAM Forestry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a bachelor's degree in forestry from UAM. About 11% of these graduates were women and the other 89% were men.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at UAM 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 University of Arkansas at Monticello with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAM Forestry Master’s Program

Of the 5 forestry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UAM, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from UAM, 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 University of Arkansas at Monticello with a master's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAM also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	320	$46,570
Forest and Conservation Technicians	240	$46,020
Foresters	180	$56,710
Conservation Scientists	130	$70,630

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.