2024 Best Evolutionary Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Evolutionary Biology is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #652 out of the 1172 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of evolutionary biology. Combined, these schools handed out 3 master's degrees in evolutionary biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Evolutionary Biology School for Your Master's Degree

The evolutionary biology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on evolutionary biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of evolutionary biology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized evolutionary biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for evolutionary biology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Evolutionary Biology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Evolutionary Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Evolutionary Biology in the Southwest Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for evolutionary biology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Evolutionary Biology

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in evolutionary biology needs to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in evolutionary biology from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in evolutionary biology needs to check out The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in evolutionary biology from The University of Texas at Austin

3

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in evolutionary biology. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in evolutionary biology from University of Arizona

Best Evolutionary Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best evolutionary biology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	542	2
Arizona	322	1

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Evolutionary Biology Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Evolutionary Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Evolutionary Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	180
Ecology	19
Marine Biology	16
Aquatic Biology/Limnology	6
Environmental Biology	3
Evolutionary Biology	2
Population Biology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.