2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

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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 District of Columbia, there were 76 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,100 and $77,741 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at George Washington University

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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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