The main focus area for this major is Zoology/Animal Biology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Zoology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Weber State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in zoology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at WSU was ranked #47 on College Factual's Best Schools for zoology list. It is also ranked #3 in Utah.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at WSU was $636 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $212 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,090 | $15,272 |
Fees | $866 | $866 |
Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
On Campus Room and Board | $8,824 | $8,824 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,060 | $5,060 |
Learn more about WSU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Zoology students who received their bachelor’s degree at WSU took out an average of $19,916 in student loans. That is 10% lower than the national average of $22,140.
The median early career salary of zoology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WSU is $28,133 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $22,985.
WSU does not offer an online option for its zoology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WSU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in zoology in 2019-2020, 63.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.3% of the zoology bachelor’s degrees at WSU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 23 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Zoology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Zoology/Animal Biology | 33 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 12 |
Botany/Plant Biology | 16 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 37 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.