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2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$31,870 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,837 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, ecology, evolution and systematics biology was ranked #101 in the country. In fact 7,247 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the ecology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found San Diego State University to be the best value school for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

UNR graduate students pay an average of $22,380 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 University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

UCSB graduate students pay an average of $28,683 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSB also is in the top 20% of our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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University of California - Davis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University 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 #7 on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus 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 #8 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $28,997 a year.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 per year.

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Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 730
Washington 213
Oregon 17
Nevada 8
Hawaii 109
Alaska 14

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 15 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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