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2025 Best Ecology Schools in the Far Western US Region

3 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
149 Ecology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in ecology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #416 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 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of ecology. Combined, these schools handed out 149 degrees in ecology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Ecology School

Best Ecology Schools in the Far Western US Region The ecology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Ecology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for ecology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Ecology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Ecology
Master's Degrees in Ecology
Doctor's Degrees in Ecology

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 Schools in the Far Western US Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Ecology in the Far Western US Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ecology degree levels they offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Ecology

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
58 Ecology Degrees Awarded

University of California - Santa Cruz is a good option for students pursuing a degree in ecology. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. This university ranks 13th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 58 ecology students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA

Every student who is interested in ecology needs to check out University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 22 ecology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in ecology from University of California - Los Angeles

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
42 Ecology Degrees Awarded

University of California - Davis is a good option for students pursuing a degree in ecology. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 42 ecology students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Ecology Colleges by State

Explore the best ecology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 144
Washington 831 25

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Marine Biology 521
Epidemiology 166
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 165
Evolutionary Biology 55
Environmental Biology 46
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 34
Evolutionary Biology 17
Conservation Biology 11
Population Biology 5
Epidemiology and Biostatistics 5

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