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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Zoology in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southwest region, there were 507 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,211 and $21,314 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree zoology students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Zoology in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

Read more about Zoology at OSU

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read more about Zoology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 3 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Arizona Zoology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Zoology at Texas A&M University - College Station

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Zoology at Texas Tech

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor College of Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Baylor College of Medicine Zoology Report

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