2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Zoology
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 308 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 38 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree zoology students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Zoology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
UNL also made our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.
Out of the 38 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wyoming is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UW also made our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615.
Out of the 38 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree zoology students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #9 spot in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 28 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.
UF also took the #3 spot in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Canisius College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Canisius are $15,870, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 16 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
Colorado State also made our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Utah State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 6 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
K -State also made our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Iowa State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 2 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State also made our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree zoology students list, Purdue has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794.
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.
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North Carolina State University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Cornell University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.
Cornell also took the #2 spot in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.
University of Maine landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.
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University of Georgia landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 7 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree zoology students list, UGA has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
UC Davis also took the #4 spot in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Washington State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 5 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.
Wazzu also took the #18 spot in our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 4 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950.
With a ranking of #24, Montana State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s list. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Idaho did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. University of Idaho is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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- 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%.
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- *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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