2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in Illinois (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 7,312 people earned their degree in ecology, evolution and systematics biology, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States. 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 Illinois, there were 94 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in ecology, evolution and systematics biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the ecology, evolution and systematics biology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s ecology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at UChicago

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (With Aid)

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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