2025 Best Ecology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in ecology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #296 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of ecology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 bachelor's degrees in ecology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to ecology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other ecology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized ecology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for ecology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Ecology Schools

The ecology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Ecology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Ecology in Connecticut

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for ecology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Bachelor's in Ecology

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

University of Connecticut is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in ecology. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the town of Storrs.More information about a bachelor’s in ecology from University of Connecticut

2

Connecticut College
New London, CT

27 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in ecology needs to look into Connecticut College. Conn College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of New London.More information about a bachelor’s in ecology from Connecticut College

Best Ecology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Ecology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	4
Vermont	289	8

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Ecology Related Rankings by Major

One of 12 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Ecology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marine Biology	32
Evolutionary Biology	29

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.