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Phone: (612) 625-5700
Fax: (612) 624-6777
Email: wiggins@umn.edu

University of Minnesota
Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
100 Ecology Building
1987 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108

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Using Your Degree

Employment prospects for EEB graduates are promising. The most common employers of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior graduate students are listed below. Of all our graduates, approximately 1/3 are employed in teaching and research positions, 1/3 in state and federal agencies, and 1/3 in related fields.

Master's Graduates

• Environmental Protection Agency
• Pollution Control Agency
• U.S. Forest Service
• Department of Natural Resources
• Private corporations
• Community colleges
• Conservation organizations such as
  • National Wildlife Federation
  • Nature Conservancy
  • Sierra Club
  • World Wildlife Fund
  • Wilderness Society

Ph.D. Graduates

• Academic
  • Teaching and research in universities and colleges
• Teaching
  • Private colleges
• Research/State Agencies
  • Department of Natural Resources
  • Environmental Protection Agency
• Research/Federal Agencies
  • US Department of Interior
  • US Environmental Protection Agency
• Conservation organizations