by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 786 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,666 and $24,837 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in zoology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in zoology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree zoology students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Zoology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 10 masters’s zoology degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 8 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 8 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 5 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 4 masters’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 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 3 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, 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 94%.
Read full report on Zoology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 39 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, 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 91%.
Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Kent State University at Kent ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 43 degrees to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
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