by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,247 people earned their degree in ecology, evolution and systematics biology, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,579 and had an average of $23,052 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 692 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,675 and $21,739 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 304 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer a degree in ecology, evolution and systematics biology. That schools that top this list have a program in ecology, evolution and systematics biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree ecology students.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Principia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Principia is located in Elsah, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Principia
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kuyper College landed the #2 spot on the list. Kuyper College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Kuyper
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Franklin College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Franklin College is located in Franklin, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Franklin College Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Lake Superior State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Lincoln, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Lincoln College
With a ranking of #6, Blackburn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Carlinville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.
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Wisconsin Lutheran College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wisconsin Lutheran College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Wisconsin Lutheran College
With a ranking of #8, DePauw University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. DePauw University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greencastle, Indiana. It awarded 5 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at DePauw
Central Michigan University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Central Michigan
With a ranking of #10, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 22 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of Dayton
Cornerstone University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cornerstone is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 3 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Cornerstone University
Calvin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 5 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Calvin University
Western Michigan University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Michigan University Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 47 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Michigan State
Illinois College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Illinois. It awarded 1 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Illinois College
Beloit College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Beloit College is a small school located in Beloit, Wisconsin that handed out 1 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Beloit College
Greenville University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Greenville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, Illinois. It awarded 1 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Greenville University
With a ranking of #18, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grace College is a small school located in Winona Lake, Indiana that handed out 1 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Grace College and Theological Seminary Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at IU Bloomington
Case Western Reserve University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Case Western Reserve University Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Olivet Nazarene University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Olivet Nazarene is a small school located in Bourbonnais, Illinois that handed out 2 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #24, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Ferris State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ferris State University is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
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