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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$21,331 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 #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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ecology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in California for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $9,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in California. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Berkeley are $14,160 a year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #3.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in California. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $13,036 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in California. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

UCSB graduate students pay an average of $13,581 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $13,608 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC Santa Cruz graduate students pay an average of $13,895 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCSD graduate students pay an average of $13,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $13,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

UCR graduate students pay an average of $13,467 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

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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 11 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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