2021 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
9Colleges
817Bachelor's Degrees
$34,265Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in ecology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ecology, evolution & systematics biology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ecology, evolution & systematics biology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of South Carolina - Columbia has taken the #1 spot in this year's ecology, evolution & systematics biology ranking for non-traditional students. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. UofSC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.6% of UofSC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,608 students take at least one class online at UofSC. About 3,896 of the students at UofSC are attending part time.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNCW has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UNCW is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,583 students take at least one class online at UNCW. 4,896 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Miami. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables. U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 7,899 students at U Miami that take at least one class online. 1,358 students are part time.
Coastal Carolina University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Coastal Carolina University, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 6,161 students at Coastal Carolina University that take at least one class online. 1,378 students are part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Tampa. Located in the city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. UT not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.8% of UT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,173 students at UT that take at least one class online. There are roughly 851 part time students in attendance at UT.
The University of West Florida earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UWF has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 6,498 students at UWF are exclusively online. About 6,461 of the students at UWF are attending part time.
College of Charleston earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. C of C is a large public school located in the city of Charleston. As a testament to the quality of education offered at C of C, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at C of C is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,124 students at C of C that take at least one class online. 1,392 students are part time.
Eckerd College earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Saint Petersburg, Eckerd is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Eckerd also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. 55 of Eckerd students are attending part time.
Florida Institute of Technology earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Florida Tech also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 2,764 students at Florida Tech are exclusively online. 3,782 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Ecology
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 9 schools only.
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 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).
