2026 Best Ecology Schools in Pennsylvania
Ecology programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their ecology programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools to find the best for ecology students.
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Best Schools for Ecology in Pennsylvania
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ecology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Ecology
Pennsylvania State University Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in ecology. Pennsylvania State University Main Campus is a very large public school located in the city of University Park. Pennsylvania State University Main Campus graduates 86% of students within six years. Pennsylvania State University Main Campus awarded about 14 ecology degrees in the most recent data year.
See the full ecology program report for Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
