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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$29,308 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. 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 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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 Plains States 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 Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Ecology & Systematics Biology

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

Iowa State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WUSTL also is in the top 10% of our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 70
Minnesota 147
Kansas 30
Iowa 115
Nebraska 4
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 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 7 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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