2025 Best Ecology Schools in Maryland

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 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of ecology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 87 degrees in ecology annually.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Ecology Schools List

Ecology Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Ecology Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 Maryland

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 Maryland Schools in Ecology

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

75 Ecology Degrees Awarded

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in ecology. UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.More information about a degree in ecology from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Towson University
Towson, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat Towson University if you wish to pursue a degree in ecology. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in ecology from Towson University

Best Ecology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Ecology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	117
Pennsylvania	978	18
New Jersey	614	9
Delaware	345	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Ecology

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
Epidemiology	118
Environmental Biology	13
Population Biology	10
Marine Biology	4
Conservation Biology	3

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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.