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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Georgia, there were 251 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,300 and $43,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in ecology, evolution and systematics biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs and 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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The ecology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia”.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia.

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

#1

Savannah State University

Savannah, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$14,906 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. This small school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 5 masters’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Savannah State University also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah State University are $14,906, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,943 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #2 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 134 masters’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Emory 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.

Credits

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