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Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$26,248 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,412 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 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 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 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.

Top 10 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools

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 degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$20,745 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a large student population.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi undergraduate students pay an average of $20,745 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Tempe also is in the top 20% of our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year. After completing their degree, ecology graduates from UNT carry an average student debtload of $19,621.

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$17,761 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

NAU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,761 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Oklahoma also did well on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$19,333 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $19,333 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year. Ecology majors at OSU take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$24,952 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $24,952 in tuition and fees each year.

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$37,872 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

UTHealth undergraduate students pay an average of $37,872 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 15 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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