The main focus area for this major is Evolutionary Biology. 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor.
Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ecology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Ecology from U-M Cost?
$16,948Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$15,447Average Student Debt
U-M Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at U-M was $2,204 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $656 per credit hour.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
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 U-M took out an average of $15,447 in student loans.
That is 31% lower than the national average of $22,345.
How Much Can You Make With a BS in Ecology From U-M?
$28,133Average Salary
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The median early career salary of ecology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from U-M is $28,133 per year.
That is 19% higher than the national average of $23,713.
Does U-M Offer an Online BS in Ecology?
U-M does not offer an online option for its ecology bachelor’s degree program at this time.
To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the U-M Online Learning page.
U-M Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Ecology
47Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
61.7%Women
29.8%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 47 students received their bachelor’s degree in ecology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.
Male-to-Female Ratio
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ecology in 2019-2020, 61.7% of them were women.
This is less than the nationwide number of 64.3%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.8% of the ecology bachelor’s degrees at U-M in 2019-2020.
This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
7
Black or African American
0
Hispanic or Latino
4
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
33
International Students
0
Other Races/Ethnicities
3
BS in Ecology Focus Areas at U-M
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
*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.
by our College Data Analytics Team
