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2023 Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

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 Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Southeast 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ecology majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

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

Of the 147 students majoring in ecology at Emory, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 105 students majoring in ecology at U Miami, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the ecology majors at the school.

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#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 29 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the ecology majors at the school.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

Of the 15 students majoring in ecology at Coastal Carolina University, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in ecology at UofL, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

About 42% of the students majoring in ecology at the school are women while 58% are male.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #8, Duke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

About 73% of the students majoring in ecology at the school are women while 27% are male.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in ecology at the school are women while 30% are male.

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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the ecology majors at the school.

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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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