Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of California - Los Angeles

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 - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589.

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.

UCLA Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

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

UCLA Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

The ecology major at UCLA 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of ecology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical ecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCLA Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

In the ecology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	19
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

The following ecology concentations are available at University of California - Los Angeles. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ecology	30
Epidemiology	19
Marine Biology	10

Related Majors

• Genetics
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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 - Los Angeles.

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
• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.