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2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
447 Degrees Awarded
$44,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the New England region, there were 914 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,709 and $33,043 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 447 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ecology, evolution and systematics biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 105 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree ecology students with aid list, Harvard has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s ecology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 masters’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ecology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ecology degrees to 185 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Boston U

#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

Tufts University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 36 masters’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Northeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 18 masters’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree ecology students with aid list, Northeastern has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

University of New England landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 2 masters’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNE also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNE are $28,016, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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