2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 127 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s ecology degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M College Station Ecology Report

#2

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Ecology at OSU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology

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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