Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

4,557 students earn a ecology, evolution, systematics, and population biology credential each year across 215 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $29,603
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $47,552

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 207 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey37$53,0381 year out——2New York UniversityNew York, New York42$41,0241 year out$70,386$25,000 3California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California—$40,8751 year out—$23,000 4Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey14$39,4911 year out—$27,000 5Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York—$37,7891 year out—$27,000 6University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado194$37,1841 year out$55,519$23,331 7University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland101$36,3751 year out$55,322$19,635 8East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania29$35,7621 year out$52,897$18,783 9Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, Minnesota8$35,5211 year out$54,285$28,626 10California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California38$35,4361 year out—$19,948 11Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado88$35,3221 year out$52,979$19,500 12California State University-FullertonFullerton, California—$35,1101 year out$64,330$17,623 13California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California—$34,8381 year out—$24,250 14San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California—$34,7641 year out——15University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota29$33,6821 year out$54,829$24,000 16Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington18$33,3231 year out—$23,040 17University of DelawareNewark, Delaware20$33,2961 year out—$20,500 18University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut42$32,8821 year out$48,118$26,798 19University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$32,8821 year out$48,118$26,798 20University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$32,8821 year out$48,118$26,798 21University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$32,8821 year out$48,118$26,798 22University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$32,8821 year out$48,118$26,798 23University of California-DavisDavis, California44$32,1611 year out$52,700$19,951 24Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts60$31,9991 year out$77,952—25Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma49$31,9231 year out$44,515$25,000 26University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho15$31,6561 year out—$19,375 27Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, Florida41$31,1141 year out—$23,549 28University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California127$31,0881 year out$55,518$18,834 29University of New EnglandBiddeford, Maine35$29,8711 year out$38,893$27,000 30Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa102$29,8421 year out$45,407$24,347 31University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut13$29,7671 year out$53,840$27,000 32The University of TampaTampa, Florida65$29,6031 year out$45,714$26,705 33Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan35$29,3181 year out$53,932$26,500 34Stockton UniversityGalloway, New Jersey35$29,2891 year out$39,593$27,000 35University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California83$29,2581 year out$49,625$12,500 36Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island26$29,0741 year out$50,911$27,000 37University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin74$28,8561 year out$39,796$19,500 38University of North TexasDenton, Texas57$28,6811 year out—$18,000 39Stetson UniversityDeLand, Florida6$28,1951 year out——40Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas114$27,7701 year out$42,033$23,461 41University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington93$27,1001 year out$45,878$16,672 42Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, South Carolina141$26,8381 year out$41,398$26,000 43Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, Florida30$26,6161 year out—$23,250 44University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island45$26,1761 year out$45,950$20,635 45University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii59$25,8201 year out$40,958$25,458 46University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California153$25,8101 year out$40,513$18,887 47University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia64$25,7241 year out—$15,977 48Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii32$25,4991 year out$47,552$25,000 49University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina91$25,3031 year out$42,738$20,389 50University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida40$25,2991 year out$39,430$20,731 51University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina46$25,2711 year out$47,536$18,896 52Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New Jersey18$25,0041 year out—$27,000 53Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota21$24,8621 year out$42,896$26,500 54Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah140$24,1431 year out$60,660$10,459 55Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan3$23,8461 year out—$31,455 56State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York6$23,6821 year out$50,642—57University of DaytonDayton, Ohio21$23,6091 year out—$23,000 58University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida51$23,5041 year out$37,392$16,500 59University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan30$22,8441 year out$37,268$15,242 60Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York76$22,7251 year out$52,375$20,500 61Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg, Florida84$21,9801 year out$39,386$27,000 62University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California47$18,7281 year out—$17,417 63The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama10$17,5111 year out——64St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York9$17,4431 year out—$26,500 65SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York93—1 year out$43,430—66Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, Maine82—1 year out$39,424—67University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado69—1 year out——68Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah59—1 year out——69University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, Hawaii46—1 year out$37,193$23,500 70Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado44—1 year out——71Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts39—1 year out$58,367$25,000 72University of OregonEugene, Oregon33—1 year out——73College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina33—1 year out$46,285$25,000 74University of South FloridaTampa, Florida32—1 year out——75Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut29—1 year out——76Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut27—1 year out$70,696$25,979 77University of KansasLawrence, Kansas27—1 year out——78Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan27—1 year out——79The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas27—1 year out——80California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California26—1 year out$56,916$13,750 81Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida26—1 year out——82University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania26—1 year out——83University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi25—1 year out——84University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona22—1 year out$47,012—85Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri21—1 year out——86The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas20—1 year out——87Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts19—1 year out——88Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, Tennessee19—1 year out——89Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Georgia18—1 year out——90Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, Florida17—1 year out——91Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana17—1 year out——92Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana16—1 year out——93University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, Puerto Rico16—1 year out——94University of California-IrvineIrvine, California15—1 year out——95Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico14—1 year out——96Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois13—1 year out——97Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona12—1 year out——98Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida12—1 year out$40,276—99Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota12—1 year out——100Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri12—1 year out——

Associate programs — 4 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Georgia24—1 year out——2Southern Maine Community CollegeSouth Portland, Maine11—1 year out——3Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, New Jersey5—1 year out——4Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California2—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 6 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska20—1 year out——2Norco CollegeNorco, California7—1 year out——3Montana Technological UniversityButte, Montana5—1 year out——4College of MarinKentfield, California4—1 year out——5University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho2—1 year out——6Merritt CollegeOakland, California1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).