2025 Best Ecology Schools in Connecticut

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for ecology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 60 degrees in ecology to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Ecology Schools List

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 Connecticut list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Connecticut

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 Connecticut 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 country 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

Every student who is interested in ecology has to take a look at Connecticut College. Located in the small 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 in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	4
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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	59
Evolutionary Biology	46
Marine Biology	22
Epidemiology and Biostatistics	11
Conservation Biology	7

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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.