2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The zoology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UC Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 15 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at UC Davis

#2

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 2 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Manoa Zoology/Animal Biology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology (With Aid)

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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