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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$24,479 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,630 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Ecology & Systematics Biology

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SLU are $22,614 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Iowa State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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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 6 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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