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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$40,880 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 #69 most popular major in Illinois with 146 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Ecology & Systematics Biology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC also made our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.

Full Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also made our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 136
Ohio 67
Indiana 13
Wisconsin 15

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

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 2 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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