2025 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for ecology, evolution & systematics biology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 master's degrees in ecology, evolution & systematics biology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The ecology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to ecology, evolution & systematics biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other ecology, evolution & systematics biology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt ecology, evolution & systematics biology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized ecology, evolution & systematics biology related body.

Our full 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.

More Ways to Rank Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools

The ecology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Master's Degree Schools in Ohio.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in Ohio

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

Top Ohio Schools for a Master's in Ecology

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

37 Annual Graduates

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Ohio State University - Main Campus

2

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

14 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Kent State University at Kent if you wish to pursue a master's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Kent State University at Kent

3

University of Toledo
Toledo, OH

17 Annual Graduates

University of Toledo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology. University of Toledo is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Toledo.More information about a master’s in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from University of Toledo

Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	12
Michigan	211	87
Indiana	191	0
Wisconsin	173	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Ecology

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Ecology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	74
Ecology	7
Evolutionary Biology	2

Majors Similar to Ecology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	303
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	300
Pharmacology & Toxicology	128
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	82
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	33
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	17
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	17
Zoology	15
Genetics	15
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	12

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.