Graduate Certificates in Ecology
Education Levels of Ecology Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 10 people earned their graduate certificate in ecology. This earns it the #628 spot on the list of the most popular graduate certificate programs in the nation.
The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in ecology at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Bachelor’s Degree | 786 |
Doctor’s Degree | 174 |
Master’s Degree | 152 |
Graduate Certificate | 10 |
Earnings of Ecology Majors With Graduate Certificates
At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.
Student Debt
We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.
Student Diversity
A graduate certificate in ecology is about equally as popular with men as it is with women.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 5 |
Women | 5 |
The racial-ethnic distribution of ecology graduate certificate students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Most Popular Ecology Programs for Graduate Certificates
There are 5 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in ecology. Learn more about the most popular 5 below:
The most popular school in the United States for ecology students seekinga graduate certificate is Columbia University in the City of New York. Roughly 30,100 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $64,526 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $53,576 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 4 people received their graduate certificate in ecology from Columbia. Around 25% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 63% were women.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in ecology. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $17,977 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $27,192 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2 people received their graduate certificate in ecology from U-M.
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to ecology that offer graduate certificates.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Epidemiology | 308 |
33 | |
Population Biology | 9 |
Evolutionary Biology | 5 |
Environmental Biology | 2 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Image Credit: By Ernst Haeckel under License
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