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2024 Best Evolutionary Biology Schools

10 Colleges in the United States
142 Evolutionary Biology Degrees Awarded
Evolutionary Biology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #890 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 10 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of evolutionary biology. Combined, these schools handed out 142 degrees in evolutionary biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Evolutionary Biology School

Best Evolutionary Biology Schools Your choice of evolutionary biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Evolutionary Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Evolutionary Biology
Master's Degrees in Evolutionary Biology
Doctor's Degrees in Evolutionary Biology

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Evolutionary Biology Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Evolutionary Biology in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the evolutionary biology degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Evolutionary Biology

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
62 Evolutionary Biology Degrees Awarded

Harvard University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in evolutionary biology. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 62 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
34 Evolutionary Biology Degrees Awarded

Yale University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in evolutionary biology. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were approximately 34 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

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Any student pursuing a degree in evolutionary biology has to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.More information about a degree in evolutionary biology from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Every student who is interested in evolutionary biology has to look into University of Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
75.0% Growth in Graduates

Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 4 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 3 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
11.1% Growth in Graduates

GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were about 9 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Case Western is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland. This university ranks 1st out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 4 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
15.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 13 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 2 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in evolutionary biology from University of California - Riverside

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One of 11 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Evolutionary Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Evolutionary Biology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Epidemiology 2,305
Marine Biology 1,835
Ecology 1,060
Evolutionary Biology 697
Environmental Biology 466
Conservation Biology 309
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 280
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 120
Population Biology 15
[Biological Systematics](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/ecology-evolution-systematics-population-biology/Biological Systematics/rankings/top-ranked/) 11

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