by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Ecology. 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 University of Georgia. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in ecology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 UGA was ranked #70 on College Factual's Best Schools for ecology list. It is also ranked #2 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for UGA.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UGA paid an average of $8,555 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $2,909 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,790 | $28,830 |
| Fees | $2,290 | $2,290 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,052 | $1,052 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,328 | $10,328 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,198 | $4,198 |
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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. Ecology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UGA took out an average of $25,315 in student loans. That is 13% higher than the national average of $22,345.
The median early career salary of ecology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UGA is $25,194 per year. That is 6% higher than the national average of $23,713.
Online degrees for the UGA 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 UGA Online Learning page.
Women made up around 60.9% of the ecology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ecology at UGA in 2019-2020, 21.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ecology | 46 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ecology, evolution and systematics biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 546 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 69 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 13 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 16 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 35 |
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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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