by our College Data Analytics Team
[Ecology Evolution Systematics Population Biology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/ecology-evolution-systematics-population-biology/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a ecology evolution systematics population biology degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find where ecology evolution systematics population biology graduates earn the most.
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If you want to know which schools send ecology evolution systematics population biology graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
For graduate earnings in ecology evolution systematics population biology, no school beat Connecticut College this year. Connecticut College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New London. Students who complete the ecology evolution systematics population biology program here go on to a median salary of roughly $70,696.
University Of New Haven came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying ecology evolution systematics population biology schools. Set in the suburb of West Haven, University Of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution. Ecology Evolution Systematics Population Biology graduates of University Of New Haven earn a median of about $53,840 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at Yale University earned it the #3 place for ecology evolution systematics population biology. Yale University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven. Early-career ecology evolution systematics population biology graduates from Yale University make a median of around $88,262 per year.
Students chasing top earnings in ecology evolution systematics population biology will find them at University Of Connecticut, which ranked #4. Located in the town of Storrs, University Of Connecticut is a public institution. Early-career ecology evolution systematics population biology graduates from University Of Connecticut make a median of around $48,118 per year.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their ecology evolution systematics population biology graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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