Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at College of the Ozarks

If you plan to study ecology, evolution and systematics biology, take a look at what College of the Ozarks has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hard Work U is located in Point Lookout, Missouri and approximately 1,489 students attend the school each year. Of the 346 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from College of the Ozarks in 2021, 8 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.

Hard Work U Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology

Hard Work U Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ecology progam at Hard Work U 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 Hard Work U 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 Focused Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools	28
Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94

Ecology Student Demographics at Hard Work U

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

Hard Work U Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology from Hard Work U in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 38% were women. The typical ecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Hard Work U since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecology at Hard Work U 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 College of the Ozarks with a bachelor's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hard Work U 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
• 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 MO, the home state for College of the Ozarks.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Medical Scientists	1,830	$70,510
Biological Science Professors	1,030	$102,830
Natural Sciences Managers	670	$116,190
Biological Scientists	510	$67,290

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.