2024 Best Evolutionary Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Evolutionary Biology isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #682 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for evolutionary biology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 13 bachelor's degrees in evolutionary biology to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on evolutionary biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of evolutionary biology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized evolutionary biology related body.

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

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Evolutionary Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Evolutionary Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for evolutionary biology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Evolutionary Biology

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in evolutionary biology. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in evolutionary biology from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in evolutionary biology has to take a look at Stony Brook University. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in evolutionary biology from Stony Brook University

Best Evolutionary Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best evolutionary biology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	13

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Evolutionary Biology Related Rankings by Major

Evolutionary Biology is one of 11 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Evolutionary Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Ecology	181
Marine Biology	144
Environmental Biology	80
Conservation Biology	75
Evolutionary Biology	54
Aquatic Biology/Limnology	17
Epidemiology	3

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.