by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in ecology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UIUC paid an average of $680 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $525 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,016 | $27,187 |
| Fees | $2,896 | $2,896 |
UIUC does not offer an online option for its ecology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIUC Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their PhD in ecology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 63.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.7% of the ecology doctor’s degrees at UIUC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Evolutionary Biology | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ecology, evolution and systematics biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 2 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 15 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 8 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 6 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 7 |
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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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