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 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 in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 411 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,474 and $22,714 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 254 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in zoology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in zoology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree zoology students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lees - McRae College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Banner Elk, North Carolina, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berry College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region list. Berry is a small school located in Mount Berry, Georgia that handed out 45 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%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky Wesleyan College landed the #3 spot on the list. Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mars Hill University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eckerd College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region list. Eckerd College is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Charleston Southern University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Union University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region list. Union University is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 4 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 Georgia landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Liberty University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
University of Kentucky landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
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 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 16 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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