Forestry at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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 Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 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.

UW Seattle Forestry Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Forestry Rankings

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In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in forestry from UW Seattle. This makes it the #4 most popular school for forestry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forestry Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Forestry Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in forestry from UW Seattle. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from UW Seattle, 81% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Forest and Conservation Technicians	1,260	$39,900
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	1,010	$53,950
Conservation Scientists	920	$65,120
Foresters	510	$69,720
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$109,820

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.