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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 236 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,533 and $42,407 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ecology, evolution and systematics biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Pennsylvania Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report

#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ecology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Temple

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Drexel is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Drexel University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• 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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