2026 Best Value Animal Behavior & Ethology Schools in California
[Animal Behavior & Ethology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/zoology/animal-behavior-and-ethology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong animal behavior & ethology education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value animal behavior & ethology schools.
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2026 Best Value Animal Behavior & Ethology Schools in California
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in animal behavior & ethology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Animal Behavior & Ethology Schools
University Of California Davis tops our 2026 list of the best value animal behavior & ethology schools in California. Set in the suburb of Davis, University Of California Davis is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $15,804 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $47,692. Animal Behavior & Ethology graduates carry a median of $14,404 in student loans. Soon after graduation, animal behavior & ethology degree recipients from University Of California Davis generally make around $53,749. That is a strong return on a $14,404 median debt. Roughly 42% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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 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).
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