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66 PhD programmes in Ecology in United States

Biological Sciences
This Biological Sciences (BIOL) PhD programme from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) is designed to offer a broad, multidisciplinary modern education in the life sciences coupled with the development of in-depth expertise and research training within a specialized area.
Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
The Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology (EEOB) at The Ohio State University offers a PhD program that leads to mastery of the fundamental principles in the student’s area of interest in the general realm of evolution, ecology and organismal biology.
Ecology
The Ecology PhD program at Cornell University is intended to provide students with broad exposure to concepts and research approaches within ecology and evolution (primarily through seminars and formal course work), as well as in-depth study in one or more subdisciplines (normally guided by the student's Special Committee).
Ecology Evolution Environmental Biology
At Miami University, Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (EEEB) is a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental program of study and research leading to a Ph.D. degree.
Rangeland Ecosystem Science
The Rangeland Ecosystem Science program from Colorado State University consists of foresters, range scientists, hydrologists, and social scientists that study natural environmental processes and how they interact with human systems.
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
The Biological Sciences - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology degree from Kent State University provides opportunities to study in areas such as animal behavior, entomology, limnology, microbial ecology, ornithology, systems ecology, systematic and evolutionary biology, environmental physiology, vertebrate ecology and population and community ecology.
Interdisiplinary Research on Substance Use
The Interdisiplinary Research on Substance Use program at the University of California, San Diego is an addiction research program designed to train researchers using cutting-edge, investigational data analytics and methodologies to reduce the national and global burden of substance use and misuse.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program from Princeton University is designed to develop both the breadth and depth of understanding that will enable graduates of the department to respond to future advances in the field.
Ecology
Facilities of the School of Ecology in Athens, and at off-campus facilities such as the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, the University of Georgia Marine Institute and other sites in the state, and international sites such as Maquipunca Reserve in Ecuador and the Ecolodge San Luis in Costa Rica, provide students unusual opportunities for ecological training.
Ecology – Human Environment Interactions
The Ecology – Human Environment Interactions program from Colorado State University offers outstanding opportunities for graduate studies ecology, including social-environmental systems.
Life Sciences and Clinical Investigation
The Life Sciences and Clinical Investigation program at Northwestern University is designed to connect PhD trainees in life sciences early in their research experience with clinician investigators who can help them see the value of understanding the clinical needs of patients.
Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology
The Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology PEEC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is an interdepartmental program designed to provide individualized training in preparation for careers in these disciplines.
Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management
The Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management (QERM) program at University of Washington is a unique interdisciplinary graduate program designed for students interested in applying quantitative tools to ecological and resource management issues.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Faculty in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) study questions pertinent at a variety of levels of biological organization, from molecular aspects of evolution to organismal physiology and the ecology of terrestrial, freshwater and ocean ecosystems.
Ecology
Investigate patterns in the interactions among organisms and their environments—from the molecule to the biosphere, all with this Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Pennsylvania State University.
Human Ecology - Design Studies
The graduate program in Human Ecology - Design Studies at University of Wisconsin Madison is housed within the School of Human Ecology.
Informatics and Computing - Ecological and Environmental Informatics
The Informatics and Computing - Ecological and Environmental Informatics program at Northern Arizona University will prepare you to work in the transformative "fourth paradigm" of science and engineering, an interdisciplinary field relying on big data and advanced software, hardware, and statistics skills.
Interdisciplinary Ecology
The School at University of Florida offers a program of study leading to the Master of Science (thesis and non-thesis options), and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Interdisciplinary Ecology.
Ecosystem Science and Management
The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Ecosystem Science and Management at Texas A&M University is designed primarily for students who are pursuing an academic or research career in ecology and/or natural resource management, with an emphasis on forest or rangeland ecosystems.
Ecology (Joint Program)
The Ecology (Joint Program) is a doctoral degree that is run jointly by the Ecology Program at San Diego State University and the Ecology Graduate Group at University of California, Davis.