2023 Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$14,700
Avg Net Price*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,674 people earned their degree in zoology/animal biology, making the major the 322nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 177 zoology/animal biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in zoology/animal biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality zoology/animal biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the zoology/animal biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Zoology/Animal Biology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified ’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $5,135 for southeast region zoology students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UF Zoology/Animal Biology Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 62 ’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.
NC State also made our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,411 for Southeast Region Zoology students with aid.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at North Carolina State University
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Berry College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Mount Berry, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 45 degrees to qualified ’s zoology students in 2020-2021.
Berry did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Berry College is $22,410 for Southeast Region Zoology students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Zoology/Animal Biology at Berry College
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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
- *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.
