2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,130 people earned their degree in ecology, making the major the 384th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 198 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ecology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the ecology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Ecology Schools

The ecology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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Best Vallue Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree ecology students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 6 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Ecology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology (Income Over $110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel.

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