Ecology at University of Chicago

If you plan to study ecology, take a look at what University of Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ecology section at the bottom of this page.

UChicago Ecology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Ecology

UChicago Ecology Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Ecology Master’s Program

25% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in ecology each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 37% more men than average.

In the ecology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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

Evolutionary 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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Biological Scientists	590	$84,180
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	240	$57,920
Life Scientists	140	$90,030

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
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