2024 Best Evolutionary Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in evolutionary biology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #682 out of 1232 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for evolutionary biology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 82 bachelor's degrees in evolutionary biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 schools for evolutionary biology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Evolutionary Biology in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in evolutionary biology.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Evolutionary Biology

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Harvard University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in evolutionary biology. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge.More information about a bachelor’s in evolutionary biology from Harvard University

2

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Yale University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in evolutionary biology. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in evolutionary biology from Yale University

Best Evolutionary Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best evolutionary biology colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	59
Connecticut	341	23
Vermont	289	0

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marine Biology	187
Ecology	70
Conservation Biology	23
Evolutionary Biology	8
Environmental Biology	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.