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

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.

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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest 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.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston the most popular school in the Southwest Region for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 76% of the students majoring in ecology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for ecology, evolution and systematics biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in ecology at Texas A&M College Station, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ecology, evolution and systematics biology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the ecology majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the # 4 spot on the list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

About 69% of the students majoring in ecology at the school are women while 31% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas Health Science Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Of the 13 students majoring in ecology at UNT Health Science Center, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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 #6 on the list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

Of the 6 students majoring in ecology at OSU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Women make up 40% of the ecology majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the ecology majors at the school.

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#10

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor 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 #10 on the list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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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 12 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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