2022 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 166 people earned their degree in evolutionary biology, making the major the 816th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 4 evolutionary biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 evolutionary biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in evolutionary biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great evolutionary biology programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Evolutionary Biology in the Far Western US Region

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

#3 in overall quality

$18,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #1 spot on the list. San Diego State University is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full San Diego State University Evolutionary Biology Report

#2

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. 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 also took the #2 spot in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Evolutionary Biology at University of California - Riverside

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Evolutionary Biology at USC

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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.

Credits

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