by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Zoology/Animal Biology is the 322nd most popular major in the country with 1,674 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 632 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in zoology/animal biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular zoology/animal biology programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree zoology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 12 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Zoology/Animal Biology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at Ohio University - Athens Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 5 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Zoology/Animal Biology Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 100 masters’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 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%.
Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at Michigan State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified masters’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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at Miami University - Oxford
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s 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 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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