by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 3,067 people earned their degree in zoology, making the major the 165th most popular in the United States. In , zoology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $25,104 and had an average of $22,588 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,454 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major” ranking, we looked at 90 colleges that offer a degree in zoology. That schools that top this list have a program in zoology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree zoology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lees - McRae College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Located in Banner Elk, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Gloucester, Maine. It awarded 13 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 90 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Berry College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mount Berry, Georgia, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kentucky Wesleyan College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major. Kentucky Wesleyan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 11 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 90 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Wesleyan University landed the #5 spot on the list. OWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Delaware, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Keystone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #6. Keystone College is located in La Plume, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 33 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Canisius College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 42 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Friends University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #9. Friends University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 216 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Mars Hill University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Mars Hill is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mars Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 1 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Delaware Valley University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 200 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s zoology students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Humboldt State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #14. Humboldt State University is located in Arcata, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Malone University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. This small school is located in Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eckerd College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Eckerd College is a small school located in Saint Petersburg, Florida that handed out 60 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wyoming landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 168 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Hampshire College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Muskingum University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #20. Muskingum University is located in New Concord, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s zoology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Carroll University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Waukesha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s zoology degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, SUNY Oswego did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Oswego, New York, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New England ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. UNE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Franklin and Marshall College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Franklin and Marshall is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #25. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 29 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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