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2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

99 Colleges
$23,695 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,837 Avg Salary

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

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is the #101 most popular major in the country with 7,247 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 99 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.

Top 15% Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez the best value school in the United States for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UPR Mayaguez is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mayaguez.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPR Mayaguez are $3,800 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great value for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 99 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 10% of our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.

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#9

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

With a ranking of #9, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the fringe town of Princess Anne, UMES is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMES are $17,160 per year.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,995 a year.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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With a ranking of #14, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Ecology & Systematics Biology students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
16 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
17 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
18 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
19 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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