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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
334 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Southwest Region

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 “Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 334 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in zoology/animal biology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in zoology/animal biology.

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Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Southwest Region”.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 236 ’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 67 diplomas to qualified ’s zoology students 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 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at OSU

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 22 ’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 94%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Zoology/Animal Biology Report

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Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western New Mexico University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Southwest Region. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Zoology/Animal Biology at Western New Mexico University

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s zoology students 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at Texas Tech

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Zoology Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 0 ’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Tarleton Zoology/Animal Biology Report

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