2025 Best Ecology Schools in Georgia

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 Georgia to determine which ones were the best for ecology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 degrees in ecology annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Ecology Schools List

Pick Your Ecology 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 Georgia 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 Georgia

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 Georgia Schools in Ecology

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Ecology Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in ecology needs to look into University of Georgia. UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens.More information about a degree in ecology from University of Georgia

2

Augusta University
Augusta, GA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28.6% Growth in Graduates

Augusta University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in ecology. Augusta University is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Augusta.More information about a degree in ecology from Augusta University

Best Ecology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	33
North Carolina	710	9
Virginia	630	2
Tennessee	624	17
Mississippi	501	0

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Ecology Related Rankings by Major

Ecology is one of 12 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	184
Marine Biology	41

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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.