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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Evolutionary Biology

9 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$36,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Evolutionary Biology is the 816th most popular major in the country with 166 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 evolutionary biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in evolutionary biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent evolutionary biology 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 evolutionary biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree evolutionary biology students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Evolutionary Biology

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Diego State University is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658.

Full San Diego State University Evolutionary Biology Report

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 7 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #6 spot in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Evolutionary Biology Report

#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 5 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree evolutionary biology students list, GWU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Evolutionary Biology at George Washington University

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s evolutionary biology students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Evolutionary Biology at ASU - Tempe

#7 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate list. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 1 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Evolutionary Biology at UCR

#7

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Yale University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate list. Yale University is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 5 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

Read full report on Evolutionary Biology at Yale University

#8

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

University of Southern California landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Evolutionary Biology at University of Southern California

#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees to qualified students.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UChicago Evolutionary Biology Report

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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