by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Zoology/Animal Biology is the 322nd most popular major in the country with 1,674 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,538 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major” ranking analyzed 52 colleges that offered a degree in zoology/animal biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their zoology/animal biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berry College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major. Berry is a small school located in Mount Berry, Georgia that handed out 45 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kentucky Wesleyan College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major. Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Wesleyan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. This small school is located in Delaware, Ohio, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major 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 227 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Mars Hill University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at Mars Hill University
With a ranking of #6, Delaware Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. This small school is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Humboldt State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Located in Arcata, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
Full Humboldt State University Zoology/Animal Biology Report
Malone University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 180 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
Muskingum University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #10. Located in New Concord, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Oswego came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. SUNY Oswego is a public institution located in Oswego, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 46 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Maine landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at University of Maine
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 58 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Miami University - Oxford came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 44 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Full Miami University - Oxford Zoology/Animal Biology Report
Oregon State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #18. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 62 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at Oregon State University
With a ranking of #19, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 96 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Western New Mexico University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. This small school is located in Silver City, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at Western New Mexico University
With a ranking of #21, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 43 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Washington State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #23. Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #25. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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