Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics

A program that focuses on the theoretical and empirical study of the principles and processes underlying the origin and maintenance of biological taxonomic diversity; related biogeographical and evolutionary patterns; and studies of the origin, diversification, distribution, and extinction of species and lineages. Includes instruction in phylogenetic analysis, structural development and molecular evolution, classification and taxonomic theory, biological nomenclature, taxonomic assignment, evolutionary theory, biological surveys and inventories, computer modeling, and database building.

While Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics offers degrees up to the Masters degree, the majority of students study towards a Doctors degree research scholarship. Students major in Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics all around the US, though the major at the Doctors degree research scholarship level has the most graduates in Massachusetts. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics is $42,090.