by our College Data Analytics TeamEcology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of South Carolina - Columbia. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UofSC paid an average of $1,240 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $572 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,737 | $29,760 |
| Fees | $400 | $400 |
UofSC does not offer an online option for its ecology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UofSC Online Learning page.
About 58.3% of the students who received their PhD in ecology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 63.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in ecology at UofSC in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Marine Biology | 4 |
| Epidemiology | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ecology, evolution and systematics biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 23 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 10 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 1 |
View All Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Related Majors >
*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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