Forestry at University of Idaho

Every forestry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the forestry program at University of Idaho stacks up to those at other schools.

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and approximately 10,791 students attend the school each year.

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

U of I Forestry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry

U of I Forestry Rankings

The forestry major at U of I 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.

Forestry Student Demographics at U of I

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

U of I Forestry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical forestry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at U of I since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at U of I 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 Idaho with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Forestry

The following forestry concentations are available at University of Idaho. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Idaho. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forestry, General	27
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	14
Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology	2

Related Majors

• Fisheries Sciences
• Wildlife Management
• Natural Resource 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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Forest and Conservation Technicians	2,140	$37,950
Conservation Scientists	290	$66,510
Foresters	270	$57,180
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	180	$45,230

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 Davidlharlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.