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2025 Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

5 Colleges in the United States
121 Doctor's Degrees
a doctor's degree in evolutionary biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #160 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 121 doctor's degrees in evolutionary biology during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Evolutionary Biology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor's Degree Schools Your choice of evolutionary biology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for evolutionary biology students working on their doctor's degree.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Evolutionary Biology in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for evolutionary biology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Evolutionary Biology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a good option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in evolutionary biology. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in evolutionary biology from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11 Annual Graduates

University of California - Irvine is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in evolutionary biology. UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Irvine.More information about a doctorate in evolutionary biology from University of California - Irvine

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14 Annual Graduates

Michigan State University is a great choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in evolutionary biology. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in evolutionary biology from Michigan State University

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in evolutionary biology. KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence.More information about a doctorate in evolutionary biology from University of Kansas

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17 Annual Graduates

CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boulder.More information about a doctorate in evolutionary biology from University of Colorado Boulder

Evolutionary Biology by Region

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Evolutionary Biology is one of 12 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Evolutionary Biology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Epidemiology 407
Ecology 174
Marine Biology 86
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 56
Evolutionary Biology 29
Epidemiology and Biostatistics 25
Conservation Biology 19
Environmental Biology 17
Population Biology 9
Biological Systematics 7

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