SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Graduate School

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (referred to as ESF) is a Public, 4 years school located in Syracuse, NY.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of ESF is $13,219 for New York residents and $26,389 for out-of-state students. The school has 355 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,976 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (referred to as ESF) is a Public, 4 years school located in Syracuse, NY.
The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1952 - Current[Estimated Date]).
ESF Directory Information
School NameSUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF)
AddressOne Forestry Dr., Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone315-470-6500
Webhttps://www.esf.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.esf.edu/admissions/apply.htm
Financial Infohttps://www.esf.edu/financialaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of ESF is $13,219 for New York residents and $26,389 for out-of-state students. The school has 355 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,976 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 50 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$26,389
$13,219 for New York Residents
Student Population355
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs50 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio13 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at ESF is $13,219 for New York residents and $26,389 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $471 for New York residents and $963 for out-of-state students.
ESF offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
New York Residents$13,219
Out-of-State$26,389
Tuition per Credit Hour
New York Residents$471
Out-of-State$963
ESF offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is $13,219 for New York residents and $26,389 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.52% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
New York ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$11,090$1,733$22,650$1,733
2019-2020$11,310$1,890$23,100$1,890
2020-2021$11,310$1,890$23,100$1,890
2021-2022$11,310$1,850$23,100$1,850
2022-2023$11,310$1,909$23,100$1,909
2023-2024$11,310$1,909$24,480$1,909
The graduate school tuition & fees of ESF is average compared to public graduate schools in New York. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the New York graduate tuition is $23,176 (public) / $25,848 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry$13,219$26,389
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
New York Graduate Schools$21,016$25,748
Public$12,252$23,176
Private$25,848
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,830 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at ESF.
On-campus living costs are increased by 2.62% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,630. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.56% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$17,870$1,050$10,180$1,050
2019-2020$18,300$1,050$10,180$1,050
2020-2021$18,690$1,050$10,180$1,050
2021-2022$17,890$1,050$10,180$1,050
2022-2023$17,300$1,050$10,180$1,050
2023-2024$17,780$1,050$10,580$1,050
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $471 for New York residents and $1,016 for other students at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.50% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
New York ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$462$944
2019-2020$472$963
2020-2021$472$963
2021-2022$471$963
2022-2023$471$963
2023-2024$471$1,016

Graduate Programs at ESF

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry offers 27 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 121 students have completed their study at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Offered Degrees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree13087
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship11025
Post Bachelor's Degree309
Total270121
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Natural Resources Management and Policy program with 8 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Conservation Biology program with 21 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Environmental Science program with 8 completers.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry offers 27 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 121 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 87 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 9 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 36 completers-
Environmental Studies6-
Environmental Science15-
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)3-
Natural Resources Management and Policy--
Energy and Environmental Policy1-
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management11-
Architecture [+] 8 completers-
Landscape Architecture8-
Engineering [+] 16 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering--
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering11-
Construction Engineering1-
Paper Science and Engineering4-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 21 completers-
Conservation Biology21-
Physical Sciences [+] 6 completers-
Environmental Chemistry6-
Total87
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 9 completers-
Environmental Science8-
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)--
Natural Resources Management and Policy--
Energy and Environmental Policy1-
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management--
Engineering [+] 6 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering--
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering3-
Construction Engineering1-
Paper Science and Engineering2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 8 completers-
Conservation Biology8-
Physical Sciences [+] 2 completers-
Environmental Chemistry2-
Total25
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 8 completers-
Natural Resources Management and Policy8-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences --
Total9

Graduate Student Population at ESF

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 355 students enrolled into SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry graduate schools where it has total 1,976 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 177 full-time and 178 part-time graduate students. By gender, 153 male and 202 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total355153202
Full-time17770107
Part-tme1788395
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 205 White (57.75%), 3 Black/African American (0.85%), 11 Hispanic (3.10%), 12 Asian (3.38%), and 124 students with other races. 102 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total355153202
American Indian/Native American936
Asian12102
Black/African American321
Hispanic1147
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White20584121
Two More1239
Un-Known110
Non-resident Alien1024656
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 5 graduate students (1.41% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 19 graduate students (5.35% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total355
Enrolled Online Exclusively5
Enrolled Some Online Courses19
Not in Online Courses331
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. 77 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.69% of total students), 6 students are aged above 50 (1.69%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total355153202
Age 20-21624
Age 22-24712447
Age 25-291476483
Age 30-34733934
Age 35-3929920
Age 40-49231112
Age 50-64642

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