Ecology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

If you are interested in studying ecology, you may want to check out the program at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and approximately 32,428 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ecology section at the bottom of this page.

Colorado State Ecology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Ecology

Colorado State Ecology Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at Colorado State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecology majors at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Colorado State Ecology Master’s Program

56% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of ecology master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in ecology each year. Colorado State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a ecology master's degree from Colorado State, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a master's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Environmental Biology

Careers That Ecology Grads May Go Into

A degree in ecology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Biological Science Professors	890	$79,730
Biological Scientists	870	$71,380
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	570	$70,650
Life Scientists	80	$61,050

References

*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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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