2024 Best Zoology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
8Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
403Zoology Degrees Awarded
$29,056Avg Early-Career Salary
Zoology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #165 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for zoology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 403 degrees in zoology to qualified students.
Your choice of zoology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Zoology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Zoology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Best Schools for Zoology in the Rocky Mountains Region
The schools below may not offer all types of zoology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a degree in zoology. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 223 zoology students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the zoology program report average early career earnings of $30,793.
Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in zoology. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 zoology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Zoology degree recipients from Brigham Young University - Provo get an earnings boost of around $2,086 over the average income of zoology majors.
University of Wyoming is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in zoology. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were roughly 70 zoology students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the zoology program earn around $26,044 for their early career.
It's hard to beat University of Idaho if you want to pursue a degree in zoology. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 5 zoology students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year.
USU is a very large public university located in the small city of Logan. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 zoology students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the zoology program state that they receive average early career income of $27,362.
Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 58 zoology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the zoology program earn around $28,201 in their early career salary.
Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 zoology students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent year we have data available.
Boise State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boise. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 2 zoology students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of zoology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Zoology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
