2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology in the Far Western US Region

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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in zoology/animal biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent zoology/animal biology programs, but they also cost less that 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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree zoology students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s zoology students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at UC Davis

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#4 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at Washington State University

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oregon State Zoology/Animal Biology Report

#3

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Zoology/Animal Biology Report

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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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