by our College Data Analytics TeamEcology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in ecology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill paid an average of $1,386 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $517 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,552 | $28,278 |
| Fees | $1,970 | $1,970 |
ecology who receive their doctor’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill make an average of $63,005 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% higher than the national average of $56,400.
UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in ecology in 2019-2020, 80.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.9% of the ecology doctor’s degrees at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ecology | 4 |
| Epidemiology | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ecology, evolution and systematics biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 13 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 7 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 14 |
| Genetics | 20 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 8 |
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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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