2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Tennessee, there were 57 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in ecology, evolution and systematics biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Tennessee

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

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

#1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 4 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at UT Knoxville

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s ecology students in 2019-2020.

UofM also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Memphis Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 2 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Vanderbilt Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Southeast Region
• 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel.

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