Forestry at University of Maine

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

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in forestry from UMaine.

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

UMaine Forestry Degrees Available

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

UMaine Forestry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the forestry progam at UMaine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UMaine 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
	7
Most Popular Forestry Schools	21

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in forestry from UMaine. This makes it the #9 most popular school for forestry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Forestry Graduates from UMaine Make?

The median salary of forestry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMaine is $42,908. This is 12% higher than $38,236, which is the national average for all forestry bachelor's degree recipients.

Forestry Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Forestry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at UMaine 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 Maine with a bachelor's in forestry.

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

UMaine Forestry Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Forestry from UMaine in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from UMaine, 69% were white. This is below 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 Maine with a master's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMaine also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Wildlife 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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	130	$49,120
Foresters	110	$52,850
Conservation Scientists	90	$61,970
Forest and Conservation Technicians	30	$47,270

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 Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.