2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

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Ecology is the 384th most popular major in the country with 1,130 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across North Carolina, there were 11 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in ecology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ecology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ecology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree ecology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s ecology students in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.

Read full report on Ecology at Duke

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 4 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Ecology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology (Income $0-$30k)

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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