by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Epidemiology. 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 Boston University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in ecology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $812 | $812 |
The median early career salary of ecology students who receive their master’s degree from Boston U is $57,453 per year. That is 11% higher than the national average of $51,864.
Online degrees for the Boston U ecology master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.
About 78.9% of the students who received their MS in ecology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 36.8% of the ecology master’s degrees at Boston U in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 36 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 71 |
| International Students | 39 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Epidemiology | 185 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ecology, evolution and systematics biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 10 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 14 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 13 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 44 |
| Biotechnology | 18 |
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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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