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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$35,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 101 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in ecology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ecology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree ecology students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ecology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.

Read full report on Ecology at University of Georgia

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s ecology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Ecology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 10 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Ecology at University of Florida

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ecology students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Ecology Report

#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Old Dominion University is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 3 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion also took the #6 spot in our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Old Dominion University Ecology Report

#6

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Duke University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 3 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Ecology at Duke 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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