Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

Michigan State Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecology, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecology Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Program

Of the 6 ecology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Michigan State, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in ecology each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a ecology master's degree from Michigan State, 83% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in ecology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• General Biology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Medical Scientists	2,550	$67,960
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Biological Science Professors	1,240	$91,770
Biological Scientists	450	$75,110

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
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.