The University of Maryland offers students a wide range of majors and course work in environmental sciences, including forestry. The University's Extension department offers a specific forestry correspondent course to help landowners and professionals who deal with forestry management understand the many issues that impact the health and use of forests, both in private and public ownership. There are no prerequisites for the the course, though having access to forests, either privately owned or public lands, is necessary to complete all of the six-part of course.
Mississippi State University offers an online Master of Science degree program that covers forestry management, forestry economics, natural resources law, natural resources policy, and forestry planning. Course work, lectures and assistance to students are offered online. Admission to this or any other distance learning degree program at Mississippi State is the same as it would be for a traditional program of learning on campus.
The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources is expanding its distance learning programs, but the first correspondence forestry course the school offered was Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Awareness. The University of Georgia offers a nationally credited forestry curriculum and is considered among the top forestry programs in the U.S.
England's University of Cumbria, which contains the National School of Forestry and Centre for Wildlife Conservation, has an online program for students seeking a Master of Science degree in Forest Ecosystem Management. Students from all over the world can earn their degrees through distance learning. The master's program typically lasts around 30 months, with the last six months devoted to the research and preparation of a dissertation by the student.