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2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

99 Colleges
$23,695 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,837 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 3,221 people earned a degree or certificate in ecology, evolution and systematics biology, making the major the #68 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 99 schools in the United States 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.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez to be the best value school for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Mayaguez, UPR Mayaguez is a public college with a large student population.

UPR Mayaguez graduate students pay an average of $3,800 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great value for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley also claimed a spot on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UT Austin is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #7, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.

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University of Southern Mississippi 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. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. UMES is a small public school located in the fringe town of Princess Anne.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMES are $17,160 a year.

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With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

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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With a ranking of #13, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Ecology & Systematics Biology graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
16 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
17 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
18 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
19 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 8,920
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,922

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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