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Ecology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Ecology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

2 Master's Degrees
13 Doctor's Degrees
What traits are you looking for in a ecology school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ecology program.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559.

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

UT Knoxville Ecology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Ecology

UT Knoxville Ecology Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Ecology Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in ecology each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

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In the ecology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Biological Science Professors 890 $89,030
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670
Biological Scientists 370 $67,690
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 90 $65,550

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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