Graduate Programs at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Graduate School Overview

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (referred to as ESF) is a Public, 4 years school located in Syracuse, NY. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1952 - Current[Estimated Date]).

ESF Directory Information
School Name	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF)
Address	One Forestry Dr., Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone	315-470-6500
Web	https://www.esf.edu
Online Application	https://www.esf.edu/admissions/apply.htm
Financial Info	https://www.esf.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is $13,219 for New York residents and $25,009 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 57 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$25,009 $13,219 for New York Residents
Student Population	355
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	57 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is $13,219 for New York residents and $25,009 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $473 for New York residents and $965 for out-of-state students.

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry offers the alternative tuition plans.

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 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 $25,009 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.24% 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 Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
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

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 $19,603 and the New York graduate tuition is $23,151 (public) / $25,457 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	$13,219	$25,009
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
New York Graduate Schools	$21,016	$25,414
Public	$12,252	$23,151
Private	$25,457

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,350 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. On-campus living costs are decreased by -3.12% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,230. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $473 for New York residents and $965 for other students at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.21% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	New York Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$462	$944
2019-2020	$472	$963
2020-2021	$472	$963
2021-2022	$471	$963
2022-2023	$473	$965

Graduate Programs at ESF

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry offers 32 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, 91 students have completed their study at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Offered Degrees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	14	58
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	12	25
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	8
Total	32	91

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 7 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Conservation Biology program with 28 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Conservation Biology program with 8 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources Management and Policy	✕	7	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	1	-
Environmental Biology	✕	1	-
Chemical Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Conservation Biology	✕	28	-
Conservation Biology	✕	19	-
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	✕	13	-
Environmental Science	✕	10	-
Landscape Architecture	✕	10	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Conservation Biology	✕	8	-
Environmental Science	✕	6	-
Conservation Biology	✕	6	-
Environmental Chemistry	✕	4	-
Paper Science and Engineering	✕	3	-

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry offers 32 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 91 students have completed their graduate studies.

58 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	6	-
Environmental Science	✕	6	-
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)	✕	1	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	✕	0	-
Energy and Environmental Policy	✕	1	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)	✕	0	-
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	✕	13	-
Architecture [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Landscape Architecture	✕	3	-
Engineering [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	0	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	2	-
Construction Engineering	✕	1	-
Paper Science and Engineering	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Conservation Biology	✕	19	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Environmental Chemistry	✕	2	-
	Total	58

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	6	-
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)	✕	0	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	✕	0	-
Energy and Environmental Policy	✕	1	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)	✕	0	-
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	0	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	3	-
Construction Engineering	✕	0	-
Paper Science and Engineering	✕	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Conservation Biology	✕	8	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Environmental Chemistry	✕	2	-
	Total	25

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	✕	7	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)	✕	0	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Communication	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Environmental Biology	✕	1	-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Chemical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	8

Graduate Student Population at ESF

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 374 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 192 full-time and 182 part-time graduate students. By gender, 156 male and 218 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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	374	156	218
Full-time	192	79	113
Part-tme	182	77	105

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 233 White (62.30%), 5 Black/African American (1.34%), 8 Hispanic (2.14%), 15 Asian (4.01%), and 113 students with other races. 96 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	374	156	218
American Indian/Native American	8	3	5
Asian	15	12	3
Black/African American	5	3	2
Hispanic	8	2	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	233	92	141
Two More	6	1	5
Un-Known	3	3	0
Non-resident Alien	96	40	56

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 12 graduate students (3.21% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 21 graduate students (5.61% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	374
Enrolled Online Exclusively	12
Enrolled Some Online Courses	21
Not in Online Courses	341

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. 96 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.67% of total students), 9 students are aged above 50 (2.41%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	374	156	218
Age 20-21	4	2	2
Age 22-24	92	34	58
Age 25-29	147	61	86
Age 30-34	67	26	41
Age 35-39	35	17	18
Age 40-49	20	10	10
Age 50-64	8	5	3
Over 64	1	1	0

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Graduate Schools

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Graduate Student Population at ESF

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