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2022 Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
360 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 360 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s zoology degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Zoology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s zoology degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for southwest region zoology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s zoology students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,317 for southwest region zoology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Texas Tech University Zoology/Animal Biology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 219 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $16,675 for southwest region zoology students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#5

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s zoology degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

Tarleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,604 for southwest region zoology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tarleton.

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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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