2024 Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Southwest Region
3Colleges in the Southwest Region
334Zoology Degrees Awarded
Zoology/Animal Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #322 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for zoology/animal biology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 334 degrees in zoology/animal biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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. For our Best Overall Zoology/Animal Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
The zoology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for Zoology/Animal Biology in the Southwest Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the zoology degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a degree in zoology/animal biology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 zoology/animal biology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in zoology/animal biology. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Norman. This university ranks 1st out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 236 zoology/animal biology students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in zoology/animal biology has to look into Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 67 zoology/animal biology students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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. For our Best Overall Zoology/Animal Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
