Evolutionary Biology at University of Colorado Boulder

Every evolutionary biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the evolutionary biology program at University of Colorado Boulder stacks up to those at other schools.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437.

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

CU - Boulder Evolutionary Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Evolutionary Biology
• Master’s Degree in Evolutionary Biology

CU - Boulder Evolutionary Biology Rankings

The evolutionary biology major at CU - Boulder is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Evolutionary 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in evolutionary biology, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Evolutionary Biology Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the evolutionary biology majors at University of Colorado Boulder.

CU - Boulder Evolutionary Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of evolutionary biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in evolutionary biology at CU - Boulder are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in evolutionary biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	134
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

CU - Boulder Evolutionary Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of evolutionary biology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in evolutionary biology each year. CU - Boulder does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a evolutionary biology master's degree from CU - Boulder, 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 Colorado Boulder with a master's in evolutionary biology.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Evolutionary Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in evolutionary biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Biological Science Professors	890	$79,730
Biological Scientists	870	$71,380

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.