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Ecology at University of Northern Iowa

If you are interested in studying Ecology, take a look at what University of Northern Iowa. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Northern Iowa is in Cedar Falls, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 15 ecology graduations were recorded at University of Northern Iowa.

Online Class Availability at University of Northern Iowa

Distance learning is available at University of Northern Iowa. Among 9,278 students, 1,482 (16%) studied exclusively online and 2,792 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Ecology graduates at University of Northern Iowa, by degree type.

Program-wide, Ecology graduates at University of Northern Iowa are 73% women (11) and 27% men (4).

Ecology Bachelor’s Program at University of Northern Iowa

Among the 15 bachelor’s ecology graduates at University of Northern Iowa, 73% were women (11) and 27% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Ecology bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Northern Iowa.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Asian	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 7% of Ecology bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Northern Iowa, below the national average of 29%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Ecology Graduates

Graduates of the Ecology program at University of Northern Iowa work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Ecology majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Water Resource Specialists	$179,716
Natural Sciences Managers	$132,227
Clinical Research Coordinators	$110,931
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$100,077
Life Scientists, All Other	$97,541
Bioinformatics Scientists	$92,484
Conservation Scientists	$81,436
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,966
Biological Scientists, All Other	$79,550
Park Naturalists	$76,516

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.