The main focus area for this major is Forest Management/Forest Resources Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Forestry is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at University of Nevada - Reno. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in forestry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UNR was ranked #40 on College Factual's Best Schools for forestry list. It is also ranked #1 in Nevada.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UNR was $530 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $263 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,901 | $23,554 |
Fees | $794 | $794 |
Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,216 | $12,216 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,370 | $4,370 |
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forestry who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNR make an average of $33,281 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% lower than the national average of $36,974.
Online degrees for the UNR forestry bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNR Online Learning page.
About 20.0% of the students who received their BS in forestry in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 27.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in forestry at UNR in 2019-2020, 10.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 13%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 9 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Forestry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Forest Management/Forest Resources Management | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to forestry.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Natural Resources Conservation | 43 |
Wildlife Management | 35 |
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*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.
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