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. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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 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. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,552 | $28,278 |
| Fees | $1,970 | $1,970 |
The median early career salary of ecology students who receive their master’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill is $117,572 per year. That is 127% higher than the national average of $51,864.
Online degrees for the UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their MS in ecology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.7% of the ecology master’s degrees at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ecology | 2 |
| Epidemiology | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ecology, evolution and systematics biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 1 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 1 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 1 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 3 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 21 |
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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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