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2022 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in evolutionary biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great evolutionary biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the evolutionary biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

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

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree evolutionary biology students list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank 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.

Full UT Austin Evolutionary Biology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree evolutionary biology students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Evolutionary Biology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #2 spot on the list. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Evolutionary Biology Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees 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.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Evolutionary Biology Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s evolutionary biology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree evolutionary biology students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank 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 University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read full report on Evolutionary Biology at University of Arizona

#5

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Evolutionary Biology at Rice University

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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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