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. Of the 9,926 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2021, 7 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.

UW - Madison Forestry Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Forestry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the forestry progam at UW - Madison 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Forestry Master’s Degree Schools	29
Best Value Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in forestry from UW - Madison. This is the #30 most popular school for forestry master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in forestry from UW - Madison. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. The typical forestry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

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 also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.