Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of California - Santa Barbara

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 California - Santa Barbara stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 84 ecology majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSB.

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.

UCSB Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

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

UCSB Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

The ecology major at UCSB 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in ecology from UCSB. This makes it the #88 most popular school for ecology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Ecology Graduates from UCSB Make?

The median salary of ecology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $26,780. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $26,412 for all ecology bachelor's degree recipients.

Ecology Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 84 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ecology from UCSB in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical ecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UCSB Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 ecology majors earned their master's degree from UCSB. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a ecology master's degree from UCSB, 75% 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 - Santa Barbara with a master's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in ecology. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Zoology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Pharmacology & Toxicology

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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.