Doctor’s Degrees in Population Biology
Education Levels of Population Biology Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 9 people earned their doctor's degree in population biology. This earns it the #656 spot on the list of the most popular doctor's degree programs in the nation.
The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in population biology at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Master’s Degree | 11 |
Doctor’s Degree | 9 |
Graduate Certificate | 9 |
Earnings of Population Biology Majors With Doctor’s Degrees
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 calculate the median and range of debt loads for population biology students who are doctor's degree holders.
Student Diversity
More men than women pursue doctor's degrees in population biology. About 55.6% of graduates in this field are male.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 5 |
Women | 4 |
The racial-ethnic distribution of population biology doctor’s degree students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Most Popular Population Biology Programs for Doctor’s Degrees
There are 1 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in population biology. Learn more about the most popular 1 below:
University of California - Davis tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for population biology majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. Roughly 39,000 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,834 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,264 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2 people received their doctor's degree in population biology from UC Davis.
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to population biology that offer doctor’s degrees.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Epidemiology | 407 |
Ecology | 174 |
Evolutionary Biology | 121 |
Marine Biology | 86 |
Other Ecology & Systematics Biology | 56 |
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
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