2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Ecology in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in ecology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #96 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for ecology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 doctor's degrees in ecology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for ecology.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Ecology in North Carolina

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for ecology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Ecology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

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 city of Chapel Hill. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in ecology in North Carolina. More information about a doctorate in ecology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

Duke University
Durham, NC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in ecology has to check out Duke University. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in ecology in North Carolina. More information about a doctorate in ecology from Duke University

Best Ecology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Ecology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	219	19
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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	22
Marine Biology	9

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.