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2027 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools in Colorado

[Evolutionary Biology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/ecology-evolution-systematics-population-biology/ecology-and-evolutionary-biology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for evolutionary biology students.

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• Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools in Colorado

2027 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools in Colorado

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the evolutionary biology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools

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University Of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

$15,214 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,331 Avg Student Debt

$69,738 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in evolutionary biology, no school beat University Of Colorado Boulder this year. University Of Colorado Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder. Students from in state pay about $15,214 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $42,970. Students borrow a median of $23,331 to complete the evolutionary biology program here. Early-career evolutionary biology graduates make about $37,184. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 78% of applicants are accepted.

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Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO

$70,734 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,921 Avg Student Debt

$65,222 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in evolutionary biology will find it at Colorado College, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $70,734 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $17,921 to complete the evolutionary biology program here. Early-career evolutionary biology graduates make about $37,342. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 18%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

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