Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

STEM • Biological And Biomedical Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the relationships and interactions across levels of biological organization--genes and genomes, organisms, species, and ecosystems--and how these change over time, including the origins and history of species, the processes by which biodiversity has evolved, and the ecological context in which this evolution takes place. Includes instruction in animal, plant, population, functional, evolutionary, and ecosystem ecology; ecological and evolutionary genetics; molecular evolution; population and conservation biology; animal and plant diversity; biometry; and scientific and research ethics.

Numbers at a glance

314th
Popular nationwide
167
Search Rank on O's List
17
Colleges offer it
491
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
164
Women
327

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O's Insights on Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 66% of graduates come from public universities.

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