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Ecology at The University of Montana

Ecology at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808.

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

UM Ecology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Ecology

UM Ecology Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Ecology Master’s Program

67% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a ecology master's degree from UM, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation Jobs in MT Average Salary in MT
Biological Scientists 470 $66,110
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 360 $66,770
Natural Sciences Managers 310 $104,930
Biological Science Professors 190 $73,190

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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