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2027 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools in the Southeast Region

[Evolutionary Biology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/ecology-evolution-systematics-population-biology/ecology-and-evolutionary-biology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong evolutionary biology education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for evolutionary biology students.

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• Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools in the Southeast Region

2027 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools in the Southeast Region

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

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

$67,498 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,975 Avg Student Debt

$91,565 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Vanderbilt University, our #1 best value for evolutionary biology in the Southeast Region. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $67,498. Typical student debt for evolutionary biology graduates is $13,975. Early-career evolutionary biology graduates make about $77,997. That is a strong return on a $13,975 median debt. The acceptance rate is 6%.

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Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL

$44,040 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,250 Avg Student Debt

$55,294 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Florida Southern College one of the best values for evolutionary biology. Florida Southern College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland. Students from in state pay about $44,040 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for evolutionary biology graduates is $23,250. Soon after graduation, evolutionary biology degree recipients from Florida Southern College generally make around $26,616. That is a strong return on a $23,250 median debt. Florida Southern College admits about 64% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.