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Ecology at University of Northern Iowa

Ecology at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 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.

UNI Ecology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology

UNI Ecology Rankings

The ecology major at UNI 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.

Ecology Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Ecology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of ecology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecology at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in ecology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Biological Science Professors 730 $101,810
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $127,440
Biological Scientists 260 $62,320
Life Scientists 120 $76,570
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 80 $68,670

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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