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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
315 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,141 people earned their degree in zoology, making the major the 165th most popular in the United States. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 370 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,033 and $17,211 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 315 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology in the Rocky Mountains Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $13,322 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students per year to attend BYU.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology at Brigham Young University - Provo

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2019-2020.

UW also made our “Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Wyoming is $12,159 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree zoology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology at UW

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Weber State University is $11,968 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree zoology students.

Read full report on Zoology at Weber State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 194 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State is $18,668 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Zoology at Colorado State

#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 1 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #5 spot in our “Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Idaho is $14,132 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students.

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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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