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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.

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

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

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 city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also made our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public school with a fairly 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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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 very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Southwest Region . OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.

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

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The University of Texas at El Paso 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 #6 on the list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly 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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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 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. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

UTHealth graduate students pay an average of $34,558 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.

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Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best ecology, evolution and systematics biology colleges 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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