2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,312 people earned their degree in ecology, evolution and systematics biology, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree ecology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

#1

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New England is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s ecology degrees to qualified students.

UNE also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New England are $28,016, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New England Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (Income $75-$110k)

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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