Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

What traits are you looking for in a ecology school? To help you decide if The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ecology program.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441. In 2021, 9 ecology majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley.

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.

UT Rio Grande Valley Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology

UT Rio Grande Valley Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ecology programs across the country. The following shows how UT Rio Grande Valley performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ecology major at UT Rio Grande Valley 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools	53
Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools	129

Ecology Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecology majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UT Rio Grande Valley Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of ecology bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical ecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 34% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ecology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Rio Grande Valley also has a doctoral program available in ecology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Medical Scientists	5,240	$72,260
Biological Science Professors	4,470	$99,940
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Biological Scientists	2,100	$80,900

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.