Ecology at Utah State University

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

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 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.

USU Ecology Degrees Available

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

USU Ecology Rankings

The ecology major at USU 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at USU

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

USU Ecology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of ecology bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical ecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at USU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 98% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecology at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USU Ecology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in ecology each year. USU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a ecology master's degree from USU, 85% 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 Utah State University with a master's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Aquatic Biology/Limnology
• Conservation Biology

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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Biological Science Professors	550	$117,940
Biological Scientists	270	$74,290
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	260	$59,110

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.