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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$28,828 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,412 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest 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.

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 Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ecology majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also made our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

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$20,745 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $20,745 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great value for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 a year.

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$24,952 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great value for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTEP are $24,952 a year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for ecology in the Southwest Region .

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $24,764 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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$37,872 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTHealth are $37,872 a year.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$22,559 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,559 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $35,153 per 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 261
Arizona 23
Oklahoma 16

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 11 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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