Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at The University of Alabama

Every ecology, evolution & systematics biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ecology program at The University of Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

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.

UA Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology
• Master’s Degree in Ecology

UA Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

The ecology major at UA 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.

Ecology Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of ecology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical ecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at UA since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecology at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UA Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

The following ecology concentations are available at The University of Alabama. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Marine Biology	25

Related Majors

• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Biological Scientists	260	$67,200
Medical Scientists	180	$90,300
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$112,140
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	130	$57,600

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.