by our College Data Analytics TeamEcology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Tufts University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Tufts paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,196 | $54,196 |
| Fees | $972 | $972 |
The median early career salary of ecology students who receive their master’s degree from Tufts is $50,439 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $51,864.
Tufts does not offer an online option for its ecology master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Tufts Online Learning page.
About 83.3% of the students who received their MS in ecology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in ecology at Tufts in 2019-2020, 27.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Conservation Biology | 16 |
| Epidemiology | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ecology, evolution and systematics biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 123 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 1 |
| Genetics | 1 |
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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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