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 Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 368 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,056 and $22,198 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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 zoology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree zoology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 16 masters’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%. 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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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boise State University is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 4 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 2 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #5 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Idaho is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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