by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Zoology is the 165th most popular major in the country with 2,984 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, zoology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,104 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,450 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major” ranking, we looked at 90 colleges that offer a degree in zoology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in zoology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lees - McRae College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Lees - McRae College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Banner Elk, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 90 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Unity College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Unity, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 90 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Berry College landed the #3 spot on the list. Berry is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Berry, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kentucky Wesleyan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Owensboro, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. OWU is a small school located in Delaware, Ohio that handed out 24 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Keystone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #6. La Plume, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Zoology at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
With a ranking of #8, Canisius College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 36 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Friends University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Friends University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 227 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Mars Hill University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #11. Mars Hill University is a small school located in Mars Hill, North Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Delaware Valley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #12. Doylestown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 193 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Humboldt State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Humboldt State University is a public institution located in Arcata, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Malone University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Malone is located in Canton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
Eckerd College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Saint Petersburg, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
University of Wyoming came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 63 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 197 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Hampshire College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Muskingum University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #20. Muskingum is a small school located in New Concord, Ohio that handed out 7 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Carroll University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Carroll U is a small school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin that handed out 16 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Oswego landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. SUNY Oswego is a medium-sized public school situated in Oswego, New York. It awarded 34 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of New England came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Franklin and Marshall College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #25. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
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