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 California - Los Angeles. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in ecology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UCLA is in the top 10% of the country for ecology. More specifically it was ranked #13 out of 225 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCLA.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $1,807 | $1,807 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,314 | $1,314 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,599 | $17,599 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,625 | $4,625 |
Learn more about UCLA tuition and fees.
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 UCLA in Ecology walked away with an average of $20,083 in student debt. That is 10% lower than the national average of $22,345.
The median early career salary of ecology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCLA is $38,289 per year. That is 61% higher than the national average of $23,713.
Online degrees for the UCLA 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 UCLA Online Learning page.
About 66.0% of the students who received their BS in ecology in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 60.0% of the ecology bachelor’s degrees at UCLA in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ecology | 27 |
| Marine Biology | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ecology, evolution and systematics biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 555 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 238 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 263 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 128 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 201 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
