In a world increasingly focused on sustainable solutions, expertise in wood science and engineering has never been more valuable. This fundamentally collaborative degree covers a wide range of specialties, from chemistry to business. You’ll graduate with the expertise you need to lead industry-wide transformation in the dynamic, diverse and rapidly evolving international field of wood-based solutions. Dual graduate degrees are common, in subjects including civil engineering, mechanical engineering and materials science. Graduates go on to great careers in industry, higher education, government and nonprofits.

The Department of Wood Science and Engineering is an international leader and resource in sustainable practices, and this leadership is reflected in cutting-edge projects and collaborations, like the Woodbased Composites Center. The TallWood Design Institute, housed in the A.A. “Red” Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory on OSU's Corvallis Campus, is a world-class applied research center in partnership with the University of Oregon that drives forward wood product innovation while fostering industry competitiveness.

College of Forestry faculty mentors are world leaders in a wide variety of disciplines, including:
Advanced Manufacturing | Art, Architecture + Design | Competitive Forest Sector  | Resource Extension and Optimization | Forest-Based Bio Products | Novel Composite Materials | Timber Mechanics and Structural Engineering

The College of Forestry offers two graduate-level degrees in Wood Science: