Dillon, Montana · Public
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology at The University of Montana-Western
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 28 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~28
- Schools with reported signal
- 284
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 99.8%
- Graduation rate
- 51.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,558/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $66,232
- Median debt
- $21,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $43,229/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 284 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.2x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($4,150 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($18,643 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 68% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 2.4% reported share · $6,128 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.2% reported share · $6,541 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 0.1% reported share · $4,831 net A+ 
Norco College Norco, CA · 0.3% reported share · $5,169 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.6% reported share · $13,807 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,481 net A+ College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO · 1.0% reported share · $6,100 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 1.7% reported share · $12,470 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology accounts for 2.4% of reported programs at The University of Montana-Western, which is bigger than 89% of schools in this field set and 2.2x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 28 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
The University of Montana-Western's average net price is $16,558 per year, about $66,232 over four years. That is $4,150 below the $20,708 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $43,229 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $18,643 below the $61,872 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks The University of Montana-Western #194 of 284 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.