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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
337 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 337 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in zoology/animal biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality zoology/animal biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the zoology/animal biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,270 for southwest region bachelor’s degree zoology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3 in overall quality

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $9,962 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Zoology/Animal Biology Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree zoology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,326 for southwest region bachelor’s degree zoology students whose families make $30-$48k 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

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 214 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,285 for southwest region bachelor’s degree zoology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

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%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Zoology/Animal Biology Report

#5

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 33 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $17,132 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Zoology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at Tarleton State 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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