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2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in zoology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great zoology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the zoology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

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

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Zoology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Zoology at North Dakota State University

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 3 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree zoology students with aid list, K -State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Read more about Zoology at Kansas State University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State University Zoology Report

#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree zoology students with aid list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Zoology Report

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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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