Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Central Washington University

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

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,157 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University in 2021, 25 of them were ecology, evolution and systematics biology majors.

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.

CWU Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology

CWU Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ecology major at CWU 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
Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38

Ecology Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 ecology majors earned their bachelor's degree from CWU. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical ecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecology at CWU 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 Central Washington University with a bachelor's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• 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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical Scientists	5,570	$90,290
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	2,370	$75,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.