2025 Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

Evolutionary Biology is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #354 out of the 862 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of evolutionary biology. Combined, these schools handed out 29 doctor's degrees in evolutionary biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 evolutionary biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of evolutionary biology students who choose to seek a doctor'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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized evolutionary biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for evolutionary biology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The evolutionary biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Evolutionary Biology in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in evolutionary biology.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Evolutionary Biology

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in evolutionary biology needs to take a look at Cornell University. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in evolutionary biology from Cornell University

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in evolutionary biology. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the small city of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in evolutionary biology from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Evolutionary Biology by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Evolutionary Biology

One of 12 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Evolutionary Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	407
Ecology	174
Evolutionary Biology	121
Marine Biology	86
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	56
Epidemiology and Biostatistics	25
Conservation Biology	19
Environmental Biology	17
Population Biology	9
Biological Systematics	7

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.