Forestry at University of Florida

If you are interested in studying forestry, you may want to check out the program at University of Florida. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. Of the 9,775 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 58 of them were forestry majors.

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

UF Forestry Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Forestry (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry
• Master’s Degree in Forestry
• Doctorate Degree in Forestry

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UF does offer online courses in forestry for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UF Forestry Rankings

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

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 UF 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
Best Value Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Best Value Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in forestry from UF. This makes it the #2 most popular school for forestry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Forestry Graduates from UF Make?

The median salary of forestry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $32,521. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,236 for all forestry students.

Forestry Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Forestry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical forestry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at UF are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 University of Florida with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UF Forestry Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a master’s in forestry from UF in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from UF, 74% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the forestry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 19% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UF also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• Fisheries Sciences
• 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Conservation Scientists	1,020	$40,620
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	870	$47,310
Forest and Conservation Technicians	150	$46,050
Foresters	110	$64,190

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.