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2023 Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology program at each school on the list.

Check out the ecology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in the New England Region for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 133 students majoring in ecology at Boston U, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

About 60% of the students majoring in ecology at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place 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.

Of the 62 students majoring in ecology at Yale, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in ecology at the school are women while 16% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

About 71% of the students majoring in ecology at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in ecology at Northeastern, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in ecology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

About 80% of the students majoring in ecology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Western Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in ecology at WestConn, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#10

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 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 14 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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