“Yes. All science is mutar. So says Rambam.”
Because the Rambam knew about evolution? And the Rabbis saying studying evolution is assur don’t know the Rambam?
Regardless of whether you’re comfortable studying it or not, I can assure you that the conditional probability of getting an anti-religion professor is significantly higher in a field like evolutionary biology than in accounting or stats. So, it also comes down to what you want to put your kids through.