2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in Arizona

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Ecology Major in Arizona for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,247 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Arizona, there were 58 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 11 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,654 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Ecology Major in Arizona for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ecology, evolution and systematics biology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in ecology, evolution and systematics biology.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Ecology Major in Arizona for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Well Attended Ecology Major in Arizona for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Ecology Major in Arizona for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in Arizona

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

#3 overall quality in Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ecology Major in Arizona for a Master’s list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Arizona Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

#2 overall quality in Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ecology Major in Arizona for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 5 masters’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at ASU - Tempe

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.