2025 Best Ecology Schools in the New England Region

Ecology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #416 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Ecology Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 75 degrees in ecology to qualified students.

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Ecology Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Ecology Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Ecology in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of ecology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Ecology

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Ecology Degrees Awarded

University of Connecticut is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in ecology. Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in ecology from University of Connecticut

2

Connecticut College
New London, CT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in ecology has to take a look at Connecticut College. Located in the city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in ecology from Connecticut College

Best Ecology Colleges by State

Explore the best ecology schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	4
Connecticut	538	63
Vermont	352	8

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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 Majors Related to Ecology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	450
Marine Biology	214
Evolutionary Biology	135
Conservation Biology	50
Evolutionary Biology	26
Environmental Biology	22
Biological Systematics	20
Epidemiology and Biostatistics	11

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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.