Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at The University of West Florida

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

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. In 2021, 33 ecology majors received their bachelor's degree from UWF.

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.

UWF Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology

UWF Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ecology progam at UWF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ecology major at UWF 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
	194

How Much Do Ecology Graduates from UWF Make?

The median salary of ecology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWF is $22,677. This is less than $26,412, which is the national average of all ecology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Ecology Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 ecology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UWF, about 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecology at UWF 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 West Florida with a bachelor's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Medical Scientists	3,470	$82,990
Biological Scientists	1,770	$71,200
Biological Science Professors	1,590	$90,750
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	1,370	$51,950

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.