by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,984 people earned their degree in zoology, making the major the 165th most popular in the United States. 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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 340 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,132 and $20,370 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 276 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in zoology. That schools that top this list have a program in zoology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region. This medium-sized school is located in Arcata, California, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, 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 University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region list. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Riverside did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
San Jose State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 0 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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