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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ecology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$31,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Ecology is the 384th most popular major in the country with 1,130 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 261 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in ecology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ecology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ecology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ecology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 1 masters’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree ecology students with aid list, Columbia has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Ecology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Ecology at Columbia University in the City of New York

#2

Buffalo State

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Buffalo State landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s ecology students in 2019-2020.

Buffalo State also made our “Best Ecology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Buffalo State are $23,905.

Read more about Ecology at Buffalo State

#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree ecology students with aid list, Towson has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Ecology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson University are $18,972.

Read full report on Ecology at Towson

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 2 masters’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Ecology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Ecology at Rutgers New Brunswick

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Ecology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Read more about Ecology at University at Buffalo

#6

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

University of Delaware came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best Ecology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Ecology at University of Delaware

#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Cornell University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 3 masters’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Ecology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.

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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%.

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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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