by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Marine Biology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Roger Williams University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ecology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at RWU was ranked #99 on College Factual's Best Schools for ecology list. It is also ranked #2 in Rhode Island.
Here are some of the other rankings for RWU.
Part-time undergraduates at RWU paid an average of $1,581 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,402 | $34,402 |
| Fees | $2,424 | $2,424 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,698 | $15,698 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,284 | $3,284 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at RWU in Ecology walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 21% higher than the national average of $22,345.
The median early career salary of ecology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from RWU is $27,048 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $23,713.
Online degrees for the RWU ecology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RWU Online Learning page.
About 51.5% of the students who received their BS in ecology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.3%.
Around 9.1% of ecology bachelor’s degree recipients at RWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Marine Biology | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ecology, evolution and systematics biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 39 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 2 |
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*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.
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