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2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$31,870 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 #68 most popular major in the country with 3,221 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US 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 Far Western US Region

Check out the ecology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $22,380 per year.

Full Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of Nevada - Reno Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 a year.

UCSB also claimed a spot on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of California - Santa Barbara

University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $28,710 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

Stanford also made our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $28,997 a year.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

Full Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of California - San Diego Report

Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best ecology, evolution and systematics biology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 220
Washington 79
Nevada 8
Hawaii 12
Alaska 5

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 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 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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