2025 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 165 doctor'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 Doctor's Degree

The ecology doctor'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

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination 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 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

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 - The number of ecology, evolution & systematics biology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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 doctor'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 doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

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

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Ecology

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

27 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

15 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Cornell University

3

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

21 Annual Graduates

$91,570 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, ecology doctorate recipients generally earn about $91,570 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a doctorate in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from Johns Hopkins University

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

12 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in ecology, evolution & systematics biology. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in ecology, evolution & systematics biology from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	22
New York	174	45
Maryland	119	31
New Jersey	115	19
District of Columbia	81	6
Delaware	53	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Ecology

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

Ecology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	96
Ecology	34
Conservation Biology	11
Marine Biology	10
Evolutionary Biology	7
Evolutionary Biology	6
Environmental Biology	1

Majors Similar to Ecology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	414
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	229
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	191
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	182
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	131
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	116
Pharmacology & Toxicology	104
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	101
Genetics	67
Botany/Plant Biology	21

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.