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2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$15,239 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,133 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is the #106 most popular major in California with 730 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for ecology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ecology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in California for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their bachelor’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jose State are $7,852 a year.

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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $6,846 per year.

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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ecology majors at Cal Poly Pomona accumulate an average of around $16,210 in student debt.

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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCSB are $14,417 a year.

UCSB also claimed a spot on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCLA are $13,258 a year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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University of California - Davis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $14,645 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Davis is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Santa Cruz are $14,070 a year. On average, ecology graduates from UC Santa Cruz take out $18,073 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $369.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCSD are $14,700 a year. On average, ecology graduates from UCSD take out $17,622 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Irvine are $13,775 per year.

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#10

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

Mount Saint Mary’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

MSMU undergraduate students pay an average of $45,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 213
Oregon 17
Nevada 8
Hawaii 109
Alaska 14

One of 14 majors within the area of study, ecology, evolution and systematics biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel.

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