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 - San Diego. 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 UCSD was ranked #54 on College Factual's Best Schools for ecology list. It is also ranked #7 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCSD.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $3,206 | $3,206 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,124 | $1,124 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,336 | $15,336 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,203 | $4,203 |
Learn more about UCSD tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Ecology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCSD took out an average of $18,746 in student loans. That is 16% lower than the national average of $22,345.
ecology who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCSD make an average of $25,194 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $23,713.
Online degrees for the UCSD 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 UCSD Online Learning page.
Women made up around 74.6% of the ecology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ecology at UCSD in 2019-2020, 46.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 20 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 55 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Marine Biology | 76 |
| Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 38 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ecology, evolution and systematics biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 302 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 389 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 436 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 49 |
| Zoology | 43 |
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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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