When it comes to popularity, zoology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #165 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for zoology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 159 degrees in zoology to qualified students.
Your choice of zoology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Zoology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Zoology Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the zoology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in zoology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were about 81 zoology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, zoology degree recipients generally make about $23,154 at the beginning of their careers.
Texas State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in zoology. Texas State is a very large public university located in the small city of San Marcos. This university ranks 20th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 58 zoology students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, zoology degree recipients usually earn an average of $25,146 at the beginning of their careers.
It is hard to beat Texas Tech University if you want to pursue a degree in zoology. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were about 4 zoology students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat West Texas A&M University if you wish to pursue a degree in zoology. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public university located in the fringe town of Canyon. This university ranks 68th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 15 zoology students who graduated with this degree at West Texas A&M University in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of zoology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Zoology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
