2026 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools in District of Columbia

[Evolutionary Biology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/ecology-evolution-systematics-population-biology/evolutionary-biology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong evolutionary biology education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value evolutionary biology schools.
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2026 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools in District of Columbia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in evolutionary biology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools
For return on investment in evolutionary biology, no school beat George Washington University this year. Located in the city of Washington, George Washington University is a very large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $67,710. Typical student debt for evolutionary biology graduates is $22,910. Early-career evolutionary biology graduates make about $72,959. That is a strong return on a $22,910 median debt. George Washington University admits about 47% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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