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Ecology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Ecology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

If you are interested in studying ecology, you may want to check out the program at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

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

UMN Twin Cities Ecology Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Ecology Rankings

The ecology major at UMN Twin Cities is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ecology. 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Ecology Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of ecology bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical ecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecology at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in ecology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UMN Twin Cities Ecology Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Natural Sciences Managers 1,490 $125,780
Biological Science Professors 760 $84,240
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 700 $61,220
Biological Scientists 480 $73,770
Life Scientists 410 $81,780

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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