2027 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools in the New England Region
[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.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for evolutionary biology students.
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2027 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools in the New England Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in evolutionary biology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools
Harvard University earned the #1 spot for value among evolutionary biology schools in the New England Region. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $61,676. Students borrow a median of $16,616 to complete the evolutionary biology program here. Early-career evolutionary biology graduates make about $87,188. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 4%.
University Of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value evolutionary biology schools. Set in the city of Amherst, University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $17,772, while out-of-state students pay about $40,449. Typical student debt for evolutionary biology graduates is $25,195. Soon after graduation, evolutionary biology degree recipients from University Of Massachusetts Amherst generally make around $53,666. That is a strong return on a $25,195 median debt. Roughly 60% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Yale University earned it the #3 place for evolutionary biology. Yale University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven. Students from in state pay about $67,250 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for evolutionary biology graduates is $14,357. Evolutionary Biology graduates of Yale University earn a median of $58,008 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $14,357 median debt. The acceptance rate is 4%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 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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