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

48% 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 - Santa Cruz stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161.

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 Santa Cruz Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

The ecology major at UC Santa Cruz 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of ecology bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 Santa Cruz since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Cruz with a bachelor's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	75
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UC Santa Cruz Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Program

71% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a ecology master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 71% 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 Cruz with a master's in ecology.

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

Concentrations Within Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

If you plan to be a ecology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Cruz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Marine Biology	72
Ecology	71
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	12

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 Cruz.

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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