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2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$42,873 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 #68 most popular major in the country with 3,221 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 New England Region

Check out the ecology master'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 Master's Degree Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best value school for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 a year.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Brown graduate students pay an average of $62,083 in tuition and fees each year.

Brown also took the #3 spot in our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great value for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Yale is ranked #4 for overall quality for ecology in the New England Region .

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Connecticut State University is a great value for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WestConn are $26,477 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.

Northeastern 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 New England Region list.

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#7

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNE are $29,352 a year.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.

Tufts excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Connecticut ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.

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Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best ecology, evolution and systematics biology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 366
Connecticut 82
Rhode Island 20
New Hampshire 2
Maine 2
Vermont 1

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 10 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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