Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of Alaska Southeast

Every ecology, evolution and systematics biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ecology program at University of Alaska Southeast stacks up to those at other schools.

UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and has a total student population of 2,070. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in ecology from UAS.

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.

UAS Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology

UAS Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ecology progam at UAS 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 UAS 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
Most Focused Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools	53

Ecology Student Demographics at UAS

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

UAS Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in ecology from UAS. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. The typical ecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UAS since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecology at UAS 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 University of Alaska Southeast with a bachelor's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAS 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Southeast.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	670	$76,640
Natural Sciences Managers	420	$106,010
Biological Scientists	410	$77,430
Life Scientists	150	$62,660
Health Specialties Professors	60	$64,880

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.