Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of California - Davis

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every ecology, evolution & 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 California - Davis stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074.

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.

UC Davis Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology
Master’s Degree in Ecology

UC Davis Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

The ecology major at UC Davis 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.

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of ecology bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical ecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Davis since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 University of California - Davis with a bachelor's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UC Davis Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Program

85% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Of the students who received a ecology master's degree from UC Davis, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Davis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Evolutionary Biology	39
Ecology	34
Epidemiology	7
Population Biology	3

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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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