CIP 03.0502 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Forest Sciences and Biology.

A program that focuses on the application of one or more forest-related sciences to the study of environmental factors affecting forests and the growth and management of forest resources. Includes instruction in forest biology, forest hydrology, forest mensuration, silviculture, forest soils, water resources, environmental science, forest resources management, and wood science.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Forest Sciences and Biology award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 03.0502. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year ending	Award level	Reporting institutions	Positive awards
2025	Bachelor degree	10	189
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	6
2025	Master degree	11	115
2025	Doctorate — research	11	53
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	4
2024	Associate degree	1	1
2024	Bachelor degree	11	187
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	8
2024	Master degree	11	135
2024	Doctorate — research	9	57
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	5
2023	Bachelor degree	10	179
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	6
2023	Master degree	12	123
2023	Doctorate — research	9	43
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	1
2022	Bachelor degree	13	195
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	8
2022	Master degree	11	132
2022	Doctorate — research	10	50
2021	Bachelor degree	13	219
2021	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	7
2021	Master degree	9	111
2021	Doctorate — research	10	65
2020	Associate degree	1	1
2020	Bachelor degree	14	227
2020	Master degree	10	102
2020	Doctorate — research	11	55

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 03.0502 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 03 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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