2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

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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 South Carolina, there were 285 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,067 and $23,167 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the ecology, evolution and systematics biology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in South Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at University of South Carolina - Columbia

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology (With Aid)

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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