Forestry at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 14,348. Of the 3,343 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus in 2021, 8 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.

UNH Forestry Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Forestry
• Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry

UNH Forestry Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The forestry major at UNH 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 Forestry Associate Degree Schools	5
	19

Forestry Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the forestry majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Forestry Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of forestry associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in forestry at UNH are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus with a associate's in forestry.

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

UNH Forestry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Forestry from UNH in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at UNH 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a bachelor's in forestry.

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

UNH also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation (Other)
• Natural Resource Management
• 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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Foresters	110	$64,920
Forest and Conservation Technicians	90	$39,130
Conservation Scientists	60	$72,160
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	40	$46,430

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 Kylejtod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.