Forestry at University of Nevada - Reno

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722.

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

UNR Forestry Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry

UNR Forestry Rankings

The forestry major at UNR 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 UNR

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

UNR Forestry Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical forestry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at UNR are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Forestry

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	9

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Forest and Conservation Technicians	560	$38,960
Conservation Scientists	210	$61,670
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	130	$46,010
Foresters	30	$64,160

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
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