Forestry at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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 Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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 - Madison Forestry Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Forestry Rankings

The forestry major at UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Forestry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Madison Forestry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of forestry master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Forestry

If you plan to be a forestry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Madison. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Sciences & Biology	11

Related Majors

• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Forest and Conservation Technicians	760	$35,320
Conservation Scientists	670	$65,610
Foresters	460	$55,810
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	280	$52,100
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	60	$88,360

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.