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2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in New York

6 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$33,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in New York

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New York, there were 699 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,983 and $33,967 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking looked at 6 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.

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 New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in New York.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in New York

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #1 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree ecology students list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 4 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree ecology students list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in New York. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree ecology students list, ESF has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ESF are $24,990.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree ecology students list, Cornell has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #4 spot on the list. UAlbany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAlbany also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s ecology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report

#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

University of Rochester ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s ecology degrees to qualified students.

University of Rochester also took the #3 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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