2025 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #91 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for ecology, evolution & systematics biology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 39 bachelor's degrees in ecology, evolution & systematics biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to ecology, evolution & systematics biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of ecology, evolution & systematics biology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt ecology, evolution & systematics biology students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized ecology, evolution & systematics biology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for ecology, evolution & systematics biology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in Indiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology.

Top Indiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Ecology

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

16 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Indiana University - Bloomington

2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

17 Annual Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Purdue University - Main Campus

Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	163
Ohio	252	32
Illinois	241	12
Wisconsin	213	51

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Rankings in Majors Related to Ecology

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Ecology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Evolutionary Biology	17
Epidemiology	16
Ecology	4
Environmental Biology	2

Majors Similar to Ecology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	1,546
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	414
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	304
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	159
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	156
Zoology	50
Genetics	32
Biotechnology	30
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	16
Botany/Plant Biology	11

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.