by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Zoology Major in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Zoology is the 165th most popular major in the country with 3,067 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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 Virginia, there were 31 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,393 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Zoology Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in zoology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in zoology.
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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 Highly Focused on Zoology Major in Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Zoology Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Zoology Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 25 ’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Zoology Major in Virginia list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 6 ’s zoology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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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