2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Ecology in the Far Western US Region

Ecology is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #441 out of the 1095 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of ecology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 master's degrees in ecology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank Ecology Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for ecology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Ecology in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in ecology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Ecology Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Davis is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in ecology. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the suburb of Davis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in ecology in California. More information about a master’s in ecology from University of California - Davis

2

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Riverside is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in ecology. UCR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Riverside. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in ecology in California. More information about a master’s in ecology from University of California - Riverside

Best Ecology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular ecology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	649	14

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Ecology Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Ecology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	84
Marine Biology	41
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	20
Evolutionary Biology	7
Population Biology	1

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.