by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 229 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,170 and $26,694 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 173 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 14 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree zoology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keystone College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Keystone College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in La Plume, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Canisius is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 36 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Valley University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. DelVal is a small school located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oswego landed the #5 spot on the list. 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%.
Franklin and Marshall College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Franklin and Marshall College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 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%. 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.
Frostburg State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Frostburg, Maryland, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Bucknell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bucknell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, 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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Utica College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Utica, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cornell University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Delaware landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 6 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, 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 90%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 0 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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