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.

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

WVU Forestry 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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of forestry bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

About 86% 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	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU Forestry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of forestry master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a forestry master's degree from WVU, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the forestry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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	1
White	4
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 West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	16
Forestry, General	8
Forest Sciences & Biology	5
Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology	2

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

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