About the Entomology Graduate Program
The graduate minor in entomology offers students pursuing related degrees a unique opportunity to deepen their expertise in insect biology. This specialty provides valuable context for many careers in agriculture, human health, research and ecology.
Through interdisciplinary coursework, advanced labs and faculty mentorship, graduate students gain expert-level training in entomology. The minor is formally recognized on each student’s diploma and transcript, signifying their formal training in the subject.
Students must pursue a graduate-level degree at the University of Wyoming to declare an entomology minor.
Get access to the only research collection of insects in the entire state! Our entomology students, in addition to faculty and visiting researchers, utilize the museum and its collection in their research. The University of Wyoming Insect Museum includes more than one million specimens and numerous educational galleries.
What can you do with a minor in entomology?
UW entomology grads pursue a wide variety of exciting career paths and research opportunities. This specialized education is great preparation for jobs in research, agriculture, pest management and conservation. Many of our graduates pursue careers in the environmental science and agriculture space, both for government agencies and in private industry.
Alumni from our program have gone on to pursue roles such as:
- Plant Health Safeguarding Specialist
- Biological Control Specialist
- Aquatic Ecologist
- State Survey Coordinator
- Research Assistant
- Professor
- Water Resource Planner
- Greenhouse Supervisor
- Plant Genetics Lab Technician
- Horticulture Program Coordinator
- Greenhouse Coordinator
Here are some of the places our entomology grads have made an impact:
- United States Department of Agriculture
- Colorado Department of Agriculture
- Denver Water
- Red Sun Farms
- Chadwick Ecological Consultants
- University of Wyoming
- Texas A&M University
- University of Florida
