2025 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

a master's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #68 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 666 master's degrees in ecology, evolution & systematics biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of ecology, evolution & systematics biology for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality ecology program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on ecology, evolution & systematics biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of ecology, evolution & systematics biology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for ecology, evolution & systematics biology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized ecology, evolution & systematics biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for ecology, evolution & systematics biology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the New England Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for ecology, evolution & systematics biology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Ecology

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

221 Annual Graduates

$70,479 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology needs to look into Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.

Master's students who receive their degree from the ecology program earn an average of $70,479 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Boston University

2

Yale University
New Haven, CT

97 Annual Graduates

$58,008 Median Starting Salary

Yale University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the ecology program report average early career wages of $58,008.

More information about a master’s in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Yale University

3

Tufts University
Medford, MA

105 Annual Graduates

$55,795 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology has to look into Tufts University. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford.

Master's students who receive their degree from the ecology program earn around $55,795 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Tufts University

4

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

22 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great choice for students interested in a master's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology. Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from University of Massachusetts Amherst

5

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

27 Annual Graduates

$39,255 Median Starting Salary

Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.

Students who graduate with their master's from the ecology program report average early career income of $39,255.

More information about a master’s in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Northeastern University

6

Unity College
New Gloucester, ME

42 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of New Gloucester, Unity is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Unity College

Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best ecology, evolution & systematics biology schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	311
Connecticut	153	70
Rhode Island	127	9
Maine	90	2

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Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Related Rankings by Major

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Ecology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	541
Marine Biology	75
Conservation Biology	26
Evolutionary Biology	8
Epidemiology and Biostatistics	5
Ecology	4
Biological Systematics	4
Evolutionary Biology	2
Environmental Biology	1

Majors Similar to Ecology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	389
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	338
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	282
Biotechnology	273
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	96
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	74
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	73
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	70
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	67
Pharmacology & Toxicology	24

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.