2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

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Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,312 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,807 and had an average of $31,265 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 67 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,700 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in ecology, evolution and systematics biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the ecology, evolution and systematics biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

Colby College

Waterville, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$2,335 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2019-2020.

Colby did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $2,335 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Ecology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Colby College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Colby College

#2

Unity College

Unity, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$21,833 Average Net Price

$20,063 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Unity, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Unity also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $21,833 for maine bachelor’s degree ecology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Unity.

Full Unity Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report

#3

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$29,294 Average Net Price

$27,301 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

UNE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New England is $29,294 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Ecology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of New England

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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