Ecology Program 2024 Average Tuition Costs

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition of colleges offering Ecology program is $33,000 for undergraduate programs and $29,127 for graduate programs.

The following table shows the average tuition & fees for Ecology programs.

2023-2024 Average Tuition & Fees of Ecology Program
In-StateOut-of-State
Undergraduate$9,806$33,000
Graduate$13,615$29,127
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the relationships and interactions of small-scale biological systems, such as organisms, to each other, to complex and whole systems, and to the physical and other non-biological aspects of their environments. Includes instruction in biogeochemistry; landscape and/or marine/aquatic dynamics; decomposition; global and regional elemental budgets; biotic and abiotic regulation of nutrient cycles; ecophysiology; ecosystem resilience, disturbance, and succession; community and habitat dynamics; organismal interactions (co-evolution, competition, predation); paleoecology; and evolutionary ecology

Career and Salary after Completing Ecology Program

The following jobs are possible careers after completing Ecology major program. The average wage is based on the latest employment and wage data (May 2022) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The average annual wage of Natural Sciences Managers career is $156,110 and, for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, the average annual income is $70,300.

Ecology Careers and its Average Wage (as of May 2023)
Job TitleHourly WageAnnual Wage
Natural Sciences Managers$75.05$156,110
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$33.80$70,300
Biological Scientists, All Other$43.27$90,010
Life Scientists, All Other$45.40$94,430
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary-$98,710

Major Programs in Ecology Study Area

The following list shows sub-major areas of the Ecology program so that you can narrow them down to the specific study areas you may desire.