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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$27,477 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Southeast 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

Our analysis found Jacksonville University to be the best value school for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at JU are $14,039 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,177 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Southeast Region . UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $30,858 in tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #5 spot in our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Savannah State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Savannah State University is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

Savannah State University graduate students pay an average of $14,906 in tuition and fees each year.

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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida Tech are $22,588 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Florida Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#7

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

William & Mary graduate students pay an average of $34,978 in tuition and fees each year.

William & Mary also claimed a spot on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Coastal Carolina University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Coastal Carolina University are $19,836 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 a year.

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#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $27,464 per year.

UGA also claimed a spot on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 20
Florida 191
Georgia 180
North Carolina 70
Tennessee 38
Kentucky 23
Louisiana 54
Alabama 14
South Carolina 43
Mississippi 11
Arkansas 1
West Virginia 9

One of 14 majors within the area of study, ecology, evolution and systematics biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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