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. 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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 104 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,273 and $23,583 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in zoology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their zoology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Friends University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Plains States Region. Friends University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hastings College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Plains States Region list. Hastings College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hastings, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Plains States Region. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #4 spot on the list. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 5 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s zoology students 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 6 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
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 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 2 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%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Zoology Report
Iowa State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 89%.
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