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

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and approximately 16,497 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

TROY Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Ecology

TROY Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Rankings

Ecology Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology from TROY in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in ecology each year. TROY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

In the ecology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• General 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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Biological Scientists	260	$67,200
Medical Scientists	180	$90,300
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$112,140
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	130	$57,600

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.