Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Hampshire College

If you are interested in studying ecology, evolution and systematics biology, you may want to check out the program at Hampshire College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hampshire is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 522 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in ecology from Hampshire.

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.

Hampshire Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology

Hampshire Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ecology progam at Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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	29
Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools	181

Ecology Student Demographics at Hampshire

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

Hampshire Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 ecology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Hampshire. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical ecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Hampshire since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ecology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• General Biology
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

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 MA, the home state for Hampshire College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.