Ecology at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 students attend the school each year.

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

Ohio State Ecology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Ecology

Ohio State Ecology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecology majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Ecology Master’s Program

43% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in ecology each year. Ohio State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a ecology master's degree from Ohio State, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Biological Science Professors	1,850	$95,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Biological Scientists	780	$67,780
Life Scientists	250	$62,540
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	150	$57,370

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
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