2024 Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region
6Colleges in the Far Western US Region
266Zoology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in zoology/animal biology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #322 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of zoology/animal biology. Combined, these schools handed out 266 degrees in zoology/animal biology to qualified students.
The zoology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Zoology/Animal Biology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Zoology/Animal Biology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Zoology/Animal Biology in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of zoology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of California - Davis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in zoology/animal biology. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were approximately 75 zoology/animal biology students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Washington State University if you wish to pursue a degree in zoology/animal biology. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were approximately 51 zoology/animal biology students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of California - Santa Barbara if you wish to pursue a degree in zoology/animal biology. UCSB is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 zoology/animal biology students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Hawaii at Manoa if you want to pursue a degree in zoology/animal biology. Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were approximately 5 zoology/animal biology students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 62 zoology/animal biology students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 126th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 47 zoology/animal biology students who graduated with this degree at Humboldt State University in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The zoology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Zoology/Animal Biology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Zoology/Animal Biology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
