Is a Forestry degree worth it?
Across 25 schools, graduates of Forestry earn a median $60,155 five years out on $20,500 of debt. Most go on to work as Conservation scientists and foresters (17% of them, per Census ACS). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$60,155
Median debt
$20,500
Years to pay off
3.3
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
34%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+1%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$17,303/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$5,704
vs avg, adjusted
See where this degree leads, who's hiring, and whether the pay covers the rent.
Explore Forestry in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.