by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region” 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.
Across the Southwest region, there were 451 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,211 and $20,619 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in zoology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their zoology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 7 masters’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 masters’s zoology degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor College of Medicine landed the #5 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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