by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Ecology Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 144 degrees in ecology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Your choice of ecology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Ecology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Ecology Schools in California list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
The schools below may not offer all types of ecology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a degree in ecology. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 30 ecology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
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Any student pursuing a degree in ecology has to check out University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were about 34 ecology students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in ecology from University of California - Davis
Every student pursuing a degree in ecology needs to take a look at University of California - Santa Cruz. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 71 ecology students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.
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It is difficult to beat San Diego State University if you wish to pursue a degree in ecology. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 3 ecology students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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UCR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Riverside. This university ranks 36th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 6 ecology students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in ecology from University of California - RiversideExplore all the Best Ecology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 831 | 25 |
One of 11 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Ecology has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Marine Biology | 239 |
| Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 116 |
| Epidemiology | 94 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 59 |
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology | 35 |
| Environmental Biology | 34 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 7 |
| Population Biology | 3 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.
