2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Ecology in the Southeast Region

Ecology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #96 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Ecology in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 33 doctor's degrees in ecology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Ecology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in ecology matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Ecology in the Southeast Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality ecology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for ecology.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Ecology in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in ecology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Ecology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In FL

#1 Best Quality In FL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Florida if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in ecology. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in ecology in Florida.

There were roughly 10 ecology individuals who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in ecology from University of Florida

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In GA

#1 Best Quality In GA

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in ecology needs to look into University of Georgia. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in ecology in Georgia.

There were roughly 9 ecology individuals who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TN

#1 Best Quality In TN

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in ecology. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in ecology in Tennessee.

There were roughly 4 ecology students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in ecology from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

3

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NC

#2 Best Quality In NC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in ecology. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in ecology in North Carolina.

There were about 4 ecology individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in ecology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

5

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VA

#1 Best Quality In VA

Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in ecology in Virginia.

There were roughly 3 ecology students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in ecology from Old Dominion University

5

Duke University
Durham, NC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NC

#1 Best Quality In NC

Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in ecology in North Carolina.

There were approximately 3 ecology students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Ecology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular ecology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	219	19
North Carolina	190	8
Georgia	190	5
Virginia	176	2
Tennessee	142	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to Ecology

Ecology is one of 11 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Ecology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	71
Marine Biology	38
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	7
Conservation Biology	2

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.