2024 Best Evolutionary Biology Schools
30
Colleges in the United States
697
Evolutionary Biology Degrees Awarded
Evolutionary Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #501 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 30 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for evolutionary biology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 697 degrees in evolutionary biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Evolutionary Biology School
Your choice of evolutionary biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for evolutionary biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Evolutionary Biology Degree Level
The evolutionary biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Evolutionary Biology Schools.
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Best Schools for Evolutionary Biology in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the evolutionary biology degree levels they offer.
10 Top Schools in Evolutionary Biology
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NJ
63
Evolutionary Biology Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in evolutionary biology has to take a look at Princeton University. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.
There were approximately 63 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year.
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Brown University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in evolutionary biology. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were about 9 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in evolutionary biology from Brown University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In UT
Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in evolutionary biology. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo. This university ranks 1st out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 18 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
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Every student pursuing a degree in evolutionary biology needs to check out Michigan State University. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.More information about a degree in evolutionary biology from Michigan State University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
52
Evolutionary Biology Degrees Awarded
U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 52 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
39
Evolutionary Biology Degrees Awarded
Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were approximately 39 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CO
238
Evolutionary Biology Degrees Awarded
CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder. This university ranks 2nd out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 238 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were about 12 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.
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Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 3 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
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