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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Zoology (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 370 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,033 and $17,211 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in zoology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality zoology programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Zoology (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Zoology at University of Wyoming

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Zoology at USU

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Zoology Report

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 3 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

Read full report on Zoology at U of I

#5

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Boise State also made our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boise State University Zoology Report

#6

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 2 masters’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MSU Bozeman Zoology Report

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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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