2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 North Carolina, there were 179 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,450 and $21,227 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,005 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ecology degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,286 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. UNCW is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 2 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #2 spot on the list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s ecology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Duke University Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report

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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.

Credits

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