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2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

37 Colleges
$29,009 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,489 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for ecology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools

#1

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL
$42,400 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Jacksonville University the best value school in the Southeast Region for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JU are $42,400 a year.

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$11,204 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great value for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$14,088 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $14,088 per year.

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#4

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA
$9,039 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Nicholls State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,039 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $36,891 per year.

UNC Chapel Hill excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY
$27,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WKU are $27,000 a year.

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$11,079 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Savannah State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students. Savannah State University is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Savannah State University are $11,079 per year.

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Florida Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida Tech are $43,246 per year.

Florida Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#9

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at William & Mary are $47,038 a year.

William & Mary excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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$20,400 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UAB are $20,400 a year.

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Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools 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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