Employment opportunities in the industry are outstanding. According to a recent national survey, there are approximately 15 career jobs available for each student who graduates with a degree in forest products each year. Potential employers come to campus to interview interested students and discuss opportunities available within their companies. The forest products industry also supports our students through a number of undergraduate scholarships available to entering freshman, transfer students and returning undergraduates. We also have numerous Graduate Research Assistantships available.
Faculty members take a personal interest in each student's curriculum.
As advisors, they provide guidance and training to assist graduate and undergraduate students in achieving their academic and professional goals. The Department of Forest Products has many research projects in progress. In cooperation with University of Montana and Washington State University, the Inland-Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium was developed. This brings together the expertise of the three university research programs that focus on forest products and timber harvesting issues and industry. Our main office is located in the College of Natural Resources on the University of Idaho's Moscow campus.