2025 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #35 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of ecology, evolution & systematics biology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 100 doctor's degrees in ecology, evolution & systematics biology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

Your choice of ecology, evolution & systematics biology for getting your doctor'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

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor'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 doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 - How many other ecology, evolution & systematics biology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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 doctor's degree.
• 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 schools for ecology, evolution & systematics biology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Ecology

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

21 Annual Graduates

$54,714 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.

After graduating, ecology doctorate recipients typically earn about $54,714 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a doctorate in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

22 Annual Graduates

Michigan State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Michigan State University

3

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

12 Annual Graduates

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

Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best ecology, evolution & systematics biology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	9
Michigan	149	26
Ohio	144	11
Indiana	132	13
Wisconsin	108	4

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Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Related Rankings by Major

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

Ecology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	44
Evolutionary Biology	38
Ecology	10
Evolutionary Biology	5
Environmental Biology	3

Majors Similar to Ecology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	214
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	192
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	132
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	120
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	115
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	107
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	57
Pharmacology & Toxicology	51
Zoology	49
Genetics	48

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.