Ecology at Texas State University

If you plan to study ecology, take a look at what Texas State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812.

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

Texas State Ecology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Ecology

Texas State Ecology Rankings

Ecology Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Ecology Master’s Program

57% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in ecology each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a ecology master's degree from Texas State, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the ecology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Biological Science Professors	4,470	$99,940
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Biological Scientists	2,100	$80,900
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	400	$66,150
Life Scientists	140	$94,230

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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