2024 Best Evolutionary Biology Schools in California

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Evolutionary Biology Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 55 degrees in evolutionary biology during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Evolutionary Biology Schools List

Evolutionary Biology Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Evolutionary Biology Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Evolutionary Biology in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the evolutionary biology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Evolutionary Biology

1

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Evolutionary Biology Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in evolutionary biology needs to take a look at University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the suburb of Davis.More information about a degree in evolutionary biology from University of California - Davis

2

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36.8% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Irvine is a great option for students interested in a degree in evolutionary biology. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in evolutionary biology from University of California - Irvine

Best Evolutionary Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Evolutionary Biology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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Rankings in Majors Related to Evolutionary Biology

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

Majors Similar to Evolutionary Biology

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel.

More about our data sources and methodologies.