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Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a ecology school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ecology program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 158 students received their master's degree in ecology.

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

Columbia Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Ecology
  • Doctorate Degree in Ecology

Columbia Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecology majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Program

77% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 158 ecology majors earned their master's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.

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In the ecology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in ecology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 34
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 54
International Students 33
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Medical Scientists 9,500 $95,170
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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