Forestry at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying forestry, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. In 2021, 18 forestry majors received their bachelor's degree from WVU.

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

WVU Forestry Degrees Available

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

WVU Forestry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the forestry progam at WVU 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 WVU 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 Value Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Forestry Master’s Degree Schools	13

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in forestry from WVU. This makes it the #13 most popular school for forestry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in forestry, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Forestry Graduates from WVU Make?

The median salary of forestry students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $40,623. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $38,236 for all forestry bachelor's degree recipients.

Forestry Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Forestry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Forestry from WVU in 2020-2021, 94% were men and 6% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WVU Forestry Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in forestry from WVU. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from WVU, 75% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU also has a doctoral program available in forestry. In 2021, 5 students 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Conservation Scientists	180	$50,210
Foresters	100	$57,640
Forest and Conservation Technicians	80	$41,100
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	70	$45,520

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.