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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$17,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Zoology is the 165th most popular major in the country with 3,141 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, zoology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,825 and had an average of $22,041 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 120 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,100 and $21,675 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in zoology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent zoology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the zoology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree zoology students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 19 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UND is $15,738 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology at University of North Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Zoology Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,208 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students with aid per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Zoology at UNL

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 27 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kansas State University is $18,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Zoology at Kansas State University

#5

Friends University

Wichita, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Friends University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Friends University is a small school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 14 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

Friends University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Friends University is $20,686 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students with aid.

Read more about Zoology at Friends University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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