Overview

Key facts

Our Master’s and PhD graduates are in high demand throughout the United States and around the world. Our alumni fill leadership roles in management, research, technical services, marketing, engineering, and academia across a wide variety of sectors involving wood and paper sciences, paper engineering and, most recently, forest biomaterials.

There are currently four advanced degree options available through FB:

Master of Forest Biomaterials: this is a non-thesis, 2-year professional degree program for students whose primary interests do not include research.
Master of Science in Forest Biomaterials: this is normally a 2-year program, including coursework and research.
PhD in Forest Biomaterials: this program typically lasts two to three years beyond the Master’s program.
Distance Masters in Forest Biomaterials: this is a 100% distance-based Master’s program for industry professionals with at least one year of relevant industry experience. The degree earned by these students is the Master of Forest Biomaterials.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Masters Research Methods in Forest Biomaterials

Physical and Mechanical Properties of wood

Strategic Business Processes for the Forest Products Industry

Forest Products Colloids & Surfaces

Chemical Principles for the Papermaking Process Engineer

Wet-End and Colloidal Chemistry

Structural Design in Wood

Mechatronics Design

Forest Biomaterials Physics

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Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-10 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-25 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-25 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-06-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Raleigh, United States

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering Natural Sciences Forestry View 178 other Masters in Natural Sciences in United States

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General requirements

Uploaded transcripts (official transcripts required upon admission)
Three letters of recommendation
Personal Statement (1-2) pages
GRE testing is optional for the Forest Biomaterials program, however, receiving funding (Research
Assistantship) is competitive and therefore, a good GRE score could give an advantage. There is no
minimum score and the averages can be seen on the GRE website.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

34033 USD / year

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34033 USD / year

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In-State

12735 USD / year

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Living costs

Raleigh

United States

1085 - 1853 USD / month

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