2024 Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Evolutionary Biology is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #354 out of the 862 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 doctor's degrees in evolutionary biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on evolutionary biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other evolutionary biology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized evolutionary biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for evolutionary biology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Evolutionary Biology Schools

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 Evolutionary Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Evolutionary Biology in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in evolutionary biology.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Evolutionary Biology

1

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

San Diego State University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in evolutionary biology. SDSU is a very large public university located in the large city of San Diego.More information about a doctorate in evolutionary biology from San Diego State University

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in evolutionary biology has to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in evolutionary biology from University of Southern California

2

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

University of California - Riverside is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in evolutionary biology. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in evolutionary biology from University of California - Riverside

Best Evolutionary Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Evolutionary Biology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Evolutionary Biology Related Rankings by Major

Evolutionary Biology is one of 11 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	44
Ecology	32
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	19
Marine Biology	13
Evolutionary Biology	6
Population Biology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.