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 Southern California. 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 USC paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,880 | $47,880 |
| Fees | $835 | $835 |
Online degrees for the USC 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 USC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.7% of the ecology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in ecology at USC in 2019-2020, 54.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Marine Biology | 3 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 1 |
| Epidemiology | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ecology, evolution and systematics biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 1 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 9 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 10 |
| Genetics | 6 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 5 |
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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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