2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in Wisconsin

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Wisconsin” 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 Wisconsin, there were 82 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,200 and $23,872 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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 Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin doctor’s degree ecology students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at UW - Madison

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin list. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295.

Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at UWM

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

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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