by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Forest Sciences & Biology. 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 Maine. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in forestry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMaine paid an average of $1,503 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $491 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,298 | $27,054 |
| Fees | $1,298 | $1,298 |
Online degrees for the UMaine forestry doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMaine Online Learning page.
Women made up around 33.3% of the forestry students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 32.0%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in forestry at UMaine in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 11%.
| 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 | 2 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Forestry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Forest Sciences & Biology | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to forestry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 8 |
| Natural Resource Management | 1 |
*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.