by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,674 people earned their degree in zoology/animal biology, making the major the 322nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 266 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 238 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in zoology/animal biology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in zoology/animal biology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree zoology students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Arcata, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at Humboldt State University
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at Oregon State University
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at Washington State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region. UC Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 55 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 California - Davis
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region. UCSB is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 24 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 0 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full San Jose State University Zoology/Animal Biology Report
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