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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$35,085 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,837 Avg Salary

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

With 212 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, ecology, evolution and systematics biology is the #129 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Ecology & Systematics Biology

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also made our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Pitt graduate students pay an average of $25,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel 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 Drexel are $37,074 a year.

Full Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Drexel University Report

Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 667
Maryland 219
New Jersey 144
District of Columbia 99
Delaware 38

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

Majors Similar to Ecology

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 3 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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