by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering forest management/forest resources management, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of forest management/forest resources management, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General | 3 | 1,626 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 3 | 2,739 |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 2 | 769 |
| Ecology | 2 | 1,201 |
| Land Use Planning and Management/Development | 2 | 85 |
| Range Science and Management | 2 | 153 |
| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management | 2 | 355 |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 2 | 2,419 |
| Conservation Biology | 1 | 592 |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 1 | — |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Forestry, General | 1,181 |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 393 |
| Forest Technology/Technician | 327 |
| Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology/Technician | 95 |
| Urban Forestry | 89 |
| Forestry, Other | 75 |
Part of the broader field of Forestry, forest management/forest resources management sits alongside related programs in that field.
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