by our College Data Analytics TeamEcology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Harvard University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in ecology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Harvard paid an average of $1,545 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 | $49,448 | $49,448 |
| Fees | $1,206 | $1,206 |
The median early career salary of ecology students who receive their doctor’s degree from Harvard is $84,653 per year. That is 50% higher than the national average of $56,400.
Online degrees for the Harvard ecology doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Harvard Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in ecology in 2019-2020, 54.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 63.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.7% of the ecology doctor’s degrees at Harvard in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 13 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| [Biological Systematics](/graduate-schools/harvard-university/doctorate-degrees/biological-biomedical-sciences/ecology-evolution-systematics-population-biology/Biological Systematics/) | 10 |
| Epidemiology | 25 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ecology, evolution and systematics biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 69 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 24 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 14 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 23 |
| Genetics | 4 |
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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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