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Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at George Washington University

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Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at George Washington University

Every ecology, evolution and systematics biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ecology program at George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 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.

GWU Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

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

GWU Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecology majors at George Washington University.

GWU Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Program

79% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The ecology program at GWU awarded 80 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

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Of the students who received a ecology master's degree from GWU, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the ecology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master's in ecology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 43
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Natural Sciences Managers 1,200 $132,310
Medical Scientists 580 $104,280
Biological Scientists 520 $104,460
Biological Science Professors 390 $142,760

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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