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2026 Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools in the United States
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in evolutionary biology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools
For return on investment in evolutionary biology, no school beat Harvard University this year. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a very large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $61,676. Students borrow a median of $16,616 to complete the evolutionary biology program here. Evolutionary Biology graduates of Harvard University earn a median of $31,999 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Harvard University admits about 4% of applicants.
Stony Brook University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value evolutionary biology schools. Stony Brook University is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,931, with out-of-state students paying around $32,741. Students borrow a median of $20,500 to complete the evolutionary biology program here. Evolutionary Biology graduates of Stony Brook University earn a median of $22,725 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 49%.
Yale University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in evolutionary biology, landing the #3 spot this year. Yale University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven. Students from in state pay about $67,250 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $14,357 to complete the evolutionary biology program here. Evolutionary Biology graduates of Yale University earn a median of $58,008 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $14,357 median debt. The acceptance rate is 4%.
Other Evolutionary Biology Degree Levels
Looking for a different degree level? Compare best-value Evolutionary Biology rankings across degree levels:
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 19 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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[Evolutionary Biology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/ecology-evolution-systematics-population-biology/evolutionary-biology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
