Forestry is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at Mississippi State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Mississippi State paid an average of $1,331 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $495 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,800 | $23,840 |
Fees | $110 | $110 |
Online degrees for the Mississippi State forestry master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mississippi State Online Learning page.
About 46.2% of the students who received their MS in forestry in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43.5%.
Around 7.7% of forestry master’s degree recipients at Mississippi State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 5 |
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 Sciences & Biology | 5 |
Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to forestry.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Wildlife Management | 10 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.