2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in Alabama

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 Master’s in Alabama” 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 Alabama, there were 68 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the ecology, evolution and systematics biology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree ecology students.

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

#1

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$16,156 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 14 masters’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

TROY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Troy University are $16,156, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Troy University Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report

#2

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$13,546 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Livingston, Alabama that handed out 6 masters’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of West Alabama, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Alabama are $13,546.

Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of West Alabama

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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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