Forestry at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

What traits are you looking for in a forestry school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's forestry program.

UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 8,302. In 2021, 71 forestry majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Stevens Point.

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 - Stevens Point Forestry Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Forestry (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry

UW - Stevens Point Forestry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the forestry progam at UW - Stevens Point 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 - Stevens Point 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 Basic Certificate Schools	2
Best Value Forestry Schools	4
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How Much Do Forestry Graduates from UW - Stevens Point Make?

The median salary of forestry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Stevens Point is $37,992. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,236 for all forestry students.

Forestry Student Demographics at UW - Stevens Point

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

UW - Stevens Point Forestry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 71 forestry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - Stevens Point, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at UW - Stevens Point 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 - Stevens Point with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	66
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW - Stevens Point 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
• Fisheries Sciences
• Wildlife Management
• Natural Resource Management

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 - Stevens Point.

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 self under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.