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2023 Best Zoology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges
$24,444 Avg Salary
$23,855 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Zoology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Zoology is the #166 most popular major in the country with 2,984 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Zoology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Zoology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Zoology

#1

Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern University the best school in the Southwest Region for zoology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for zoology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, zoology majors at University of Oklahoma accumulate an average of around $20,750 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $321.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best zoology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $212.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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West Texas A&M University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree zoology programs. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for zoology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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Best Zoology Colleges by State

Explore the best zoology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 159
Arizona 10
Oklahoma 332
New Mexico 5

One of 14 majors within the area of study, zoology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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