Forestry at Utah State University

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 Utah State University stacks up to those at other schools.

USU is located in Logan, Utah and has a total student population of 27,691. In 2021, 13 forestry majors received their bachelor's degree from USU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Forestry section at the bottom of this page.

USU Forestry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry

USU Forestry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the forestry progam at USU 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 USU 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
Most Focused Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Focused Forestry Schools	77

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

Forestry Student Demographics at USU

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

USU Forestry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in forestry from USU. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. The typical forestry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at USU since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Natural Resources Conservation
• Wildlife 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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Forest and Conservation Technicians	1,350	$33,750
Conservation Scientists	260	$63,720
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	70	$46,110

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.