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Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$24,676 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest 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. 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.

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

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

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a large student population.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi graduate students pay an average of $15,995 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.

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

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTHealth are $34,558 a year.

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 468
Arizona 58
Oklahoma 88
New Mexico 2

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 9 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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