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2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$34,415 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,630 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, ecology, evolution and systematics biology was ranked #101 in the country. In fact 7,247 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our analysis found Central Michigan University to be the best value school for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Michigan Technological University Report

#3

Governors State University

University Park, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Governors State University is a great value for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.

GSU graduate students pay an average of $14,674 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan State also is in the top 10% of our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Kent State University at Kent helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 a year.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $38,377 in tuition and fees each year.

Ohio State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $28,818 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Eastern Michigan University Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U-M also did well on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 299
Ohio 99
Illinois 163
Indiana 59
Wisconsin 66

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 13 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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