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Ecology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ecology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What traits are you looking for in a ecology school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ecology program.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Ecology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Ecology

UNC Chapel Hill Ecology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecology majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Ecology Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a ecology master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in ecology.

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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

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Biological Science Professors 1,990 $76,320
Biological Scientists 1,070 $83,380
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 430 $59,760
Life Scientists 180 $95,370

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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