Forest Sciences & Biology at University of California - Berkeley

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying forest sciences & biology, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Berkeley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year.

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

UC Berkeley Forest Sciences & Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Forest Sciences and Biology

UC Berkeley Forest Sciences & Biology Rankings

The forest sciences and biology major at UC Berkeley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Forest Sciences & Biology. 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.

Forest Sciences and Biology Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the forest sciences and biology majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Forest Sciences & Biology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of forest sciences and biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical forest sciences and biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forest sciences and biology at UC Berkeley are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its forest sciences and biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in forest sciences and biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Forest Sciences and Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in forest sciences and biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Conservation Scientists	1,990	$75,980
Foresters	430	$80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	110	$133,470

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
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