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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 261 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in ecology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ecology programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree ecology students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 4 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia Ecology Report

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #2 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree ecology students with aid list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Buffalo Ecology Report

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Stony Brook University is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 4 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SUNY Stony Brook Ecology Report

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 10 doctorate’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree ecology students with aid list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Ecology at Rutgers New Brunswick

#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s ecology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.

Read more about Ecology at Cornell

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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

  • *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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