Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Castleton University

What traits are you looking for in a ecology school? To help you decide if Castleton University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ecology program.

Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and has a total student population of 2,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in ecology from Castleton.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Castleton Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology

Castleton Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ecology progam at Castleton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ecology major at Castleton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools	181

Ecology Student Demographics at Castleton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecology majors at Castleton University.

Castleton Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology from Castleton in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women. The typical ecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Castleton since its program graduates 67% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecology at Castleton are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Castleton University with a bachelor's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Castleton also has a doctoral program available in ecology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• General Biology

Careers That Ecology Grads May Go Into

A degree in ecology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VT, the home state for Castleton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Medical Scientists	120	$81,340
Natural Sciences Managers	110	$97,340
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	90	$67,560
Biological Scientists	40	$78,070

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jared C. Benedict under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.