Forestry at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147.

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

UGA Forestry Degrees Available

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

UGA Forestry Rankings

The forestry major at UGA 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forestry Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Forestry Bachelor’s Program

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

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor'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

UGA Forestry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of forestry master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from UGA, 83% 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 Georgia with a master's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Forestry

Forestry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Sciences & Biology	59
Forestry, General	12

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Natural Resources Conservation
• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	770	$50,150
Foresters	340	$54,590
Conservation Scientists	250	$69,390
Forest and Conservation Technicians	160	$45,880
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	120	$88,570

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 Pruddle under License

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