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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region

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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 786 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,666 and $24,837 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 693 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a degree 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree zoology students.

Top 23 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. OWU is a small school located in Delaware, Ohio that handed out 24 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full Ohio Wesleyan University Zoology Report

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Malone University
Canton, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Malone University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Malone is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Malone Zoology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 197 degrees to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Zoology Report

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Muskingum University
New Concord, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Muskingum University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region. New Concord, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Zoology at Muskingum

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Carroll University
Waukesha, Wisconsin

Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s zoology students 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%.

Full Carroll U Zoology Report

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 46 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Zoology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 100 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

Read full report on Zoology at Michigan State University

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology at Miami University - Oxford

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University of Michigan - Flint ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 11 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Zoology at University of Michigan - Flint

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With a ranking of #10, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Zoology at Kent State

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Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois

With a ranking of #11, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Olivet Nazarene is a small school located in Bourbonnais, Illinois that handed out 7 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology at Olivet Nazarene

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Zoology at Ohio State

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

With a ranking of #13, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.

Read full report on Zoology at IU Bloomington

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read more about Zoology at UW - Madison

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

With a ranking of #15, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Zoology at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Ohio University - Southern Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ironton, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Zoology at OHIO Southern

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Madonna University
Livonia, Michigan

Madonna University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 0 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Madonna Zoology Report

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Zoology Report

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Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chillicothe, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.

Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus Zoology Report

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Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan

Northern Michigan University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Zoology at Northern Michigan University

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Ohio University - Lancaster Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full OHIO Lancaster Zoology Report

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Ohio University - Zanesville Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Zanesville, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Zoology at OHIO Zanesville

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Ohio University - Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, Ohio

Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Zoology at Ohio University - Eastern Campus

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