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

5 Ranked Colleges
158 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 186 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 158 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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 Southeast 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend UF is $1,994 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at University of Florida

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $7,285 for southeast region bachelor’s degree zoology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at NC State

#3

Berry College

Mount Berry, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Berry College landed the #3 spot on the list. Berry is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Berry, Georgia. It awarded 47 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

Berry also made our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Berry College is $16,833 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at Berry

#4

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mars Hill University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

Mars Hill also made our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $18,662 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mars Hill.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Mars Hill Zoology/Animal Biology Report

#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #5 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 9 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $27,896 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at Liberty University

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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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