A program that focuses on the scientific study of the relationships and interactions across levels of biological organization--genes and genomes, organisms, species, and ecosystems--and how these change over time, including the origins and history of species, the processes by which biodiversity has evolved, and the ecological context in which this evolution takes place. Includes instruction in animal, plant, population, functional, evolutionary, and ecosystem ecology; ecological and evolutionary genetics; molecular evolution; population and conservation biology; animal and plant diversity; biometry; and scientific and research ethics.
Looking for online degree programs? Get the facts on accredited college degree programs online!
| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Colorado Boulder | 197 | 3% | $31,044 |
| 2 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 57 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 3 | Princeton University | 56 | 3% | $70,900 |
| 4 | University of California-Davis | 37 | 0% | $35,177 |
| 5 | Colorado College | 32 | 6% | $71,642 |
| 6 | University of Arizona | 22 | 0% | $29,217 |
| 7 | Rice University | 21 | 1% | $65,150 |
| 8 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 15 | 0% | $33,503 |
| 9 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 14 | 0% | $22,822 |
| 10 | Brown University | 8 | 0% | $73,802 |
| 11 | University of California-Irvine | 8 | 0% | $34,261 |
| 12 | Brigham Young University-Provo | 7 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 13 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 7 | 0% | $21,996 |
| 14 | Iowa State University | 6 | 0% | $21,186 |
| 15 | University of Kansas | 5 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt University | 4 | 0% | $70,146 |
| 17 | Beloit College | 4 | 2% | $61,584 |
| 18 | Colby College | 3 | 1% | $71,202 |
| 19 | Barnard College | 2 | 0% | $74,777 |
| 20 | The University of Texas at Austin | 2 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 21 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 1 | 0% | $24,779 |
| 22 | Trinity University | 1 | 0% | $58,840 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.