by our College Data Analytics TeamEnvironmental Studies is a concentration offered under the natural resources conservation major at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in ecosystem studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at SIUC paid an average of $1,174 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $470 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,268 | $28,170 |
| Fees | $4,758 | $4,758 |
SIUC does not offer an online option for its ecosystem studies master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SIUC Online Learning page.
About 36.4% of the students who received their MS in ecosystem studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 63.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in ecosystem studies at SIUC in 2019-2020, 9.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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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