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

Ecology isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #441 in popularity out of 1095 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Ecology in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2 master's degrees in ecology to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Ecology Schools

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for ecology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Ecology in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 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 want to pursue a master's degree in ecology. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill 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 master's degrees in ecology in North Carolina. More information about a master’s in ecology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

Duke University
Durham, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in ecology. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. More information about a master’s 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	427	11
Georgia	361	3
Tennessee	296	2

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Ecology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marine Biology	19
Epidemiology	13

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.