2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,775 people earned their degree in zoology/animal biology, making the major the 317th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 186 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in zoology/animal biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great zoology/animal biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the zoology/animal biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree zoology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s zoology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at UF

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s zoology students in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at North Carolina State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology (Income $75-$110k)

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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