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2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
225 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Zoology/Animal Biology is the 317th most popular major in the country with 1,775 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 261 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 225 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in zoology/animal biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great zoology/animal biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the zoology/animal biology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UCSB is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 24 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCSB is $10,316 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at University of California - Santa Barbara

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $9,842 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UC Davis.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $9,334 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wazzu.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Wazzu Zoology/Animal Biology Report

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $14,157 for far western us region bachelor’s degree zoology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Oregon State University Zoology/Animal Biology Report

#5

Humboldt State University

Arcata, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humboldt State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Humboldt State University is located in Arcata, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

Humboldt State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Humboldt State University is $11,263 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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