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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the zoology/animal biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

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

#1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

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• 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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