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2022 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 699 people earned their degree in evolutionary biology, making the major the 502nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 81 evolutionary biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 evolutionary biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in evolutionary biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality evolutionary biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the evolutionary biology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Evolutionary Biology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 8 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s evolutionary biology students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #5 spot in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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