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2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

2 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,141 people earned their degree in zoology, making the major the 165th most popular in the United States. 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 California, there were 230 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,900 and $20,589 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in zoology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great zoology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the zoology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree zoology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Zoology (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #1 spot on the list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Davis Zoology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCR is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686.

Read full report on Zoology at University of California - Riverside

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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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