by our College Data Analytics TeamForestry is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at West Virginia University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in forestry, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at WVU was ranked #38 on College Factual's Best Schools for forestry list. It is also ranked #1 in West Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for WVU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at WVU paid an average of $1,055 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $374 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,976 | $25,320 |
| Books and Supplies | $950 | $950 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,948 | $10,948 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,250 | $3,250 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at WVU in Forestry walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 23% higher than the national average of $22,032.
forestry who receive their bachelor’s degree from WVU make an average of $36,668 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $36,974.
WVU does not offer an online option for its forestry bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WVU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 14.3% of the forestry students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 27.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in forestry at WVU in 2019-2020, 10.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 13%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Forestry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Forest Management/Forest Resources Management | 19 |
| Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to forestry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resource Management | 32 |
| Wildlife Management | 58 |
*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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