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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Zoology is the 165th most popular major in the country with 3,141 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, zoology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,825 and had an average of $22,041 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 44 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $16,296 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great zoology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the zoology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 3 doctorate’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Zoology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMCP Zoology Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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