Ecology at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 32,347.

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

University at Buffalo Ecology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Ecology

University at Buffalo Ecology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo 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. University at Buffalo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

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 University at Buffalo with a master's in ecology.

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

Epidemiology

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 NY, the home state for University at Buffalo.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	370	$75,290
Life Scientists	170	$77,970

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
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