Bachelor's-17% vs national median236 grads tracked
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology at Bowling Green State University
Ranked 44th of 45 bachelor's programs in Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,371
middle 50%: $21,173 – $36,674
Median · 5 years out
$40,522
middle 50%: $32,122 – $52,122
Median · 10 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $44,398 – $64,005
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Bowling Green State University graduates in Ecology and Evolution start with a $28k median salary. This figure increases to $41k at the five-year mark and $54k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
10.3 yrs
≈ $12,691 total interest
Same major at other universities
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$46,497 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$46,345 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$46,197 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$46,189 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$46,093 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$45,875 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$44,582 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Machias
$41,115 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$40,511 · 5 yrs out
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$121,481 · 5 yrs out
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$107,901 · 5 yrs out
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$104,907 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$102,841 · 5 yrs out
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$101,429 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$100,300 · 5 yrs out
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$94,989 · 5 yrs out
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$94,107 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$92,587 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$91,518 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$90,782 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's)
$89,990 · 5 yrs out
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