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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southeast Region” 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 177 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 156 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in zoology/animal biology. That schools that top this list have a program in zoology/animal biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree zoology students.

Top 8 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology in the Southeast Region

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Berry College
Mount Berry, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berry College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region list. Berry is located in Mount Berry, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 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%.

Full Berry Zoology/Animal Biology Report

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Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, Kentucky

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky Wesleyan College landed the #2 spot on the list. Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 13 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

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Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mars Hill University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 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.

Full Mars Hill Zoology/Animal Biology Report

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 more about Zoology/Animal Biology at NC State

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Union University
Jackson, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region. Union University is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 4 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Union

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 32 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at UF

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 5 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Liberty University Zoology/Animal Biology Report

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

With a ranking of #8, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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 86%.

Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at University of Kentucky

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