2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,312 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,807 and had an average of $31,265 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 54 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,800 and $96,616 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in ecology, evolution and systematics biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ecology, evolution and systematics 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 ecology, evolution and systematics 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 Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana doctor’s degree ecology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (Income $75-$110k) in Louisiana

#1

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at UL Lafayette

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s ecology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Tulane University of Louisiana

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (Income $75-$110k)

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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