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2023 Best Value Zoology Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

77 Colleges
$25,037 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,104 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Zoology School for You

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

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Zoology Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 77 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for zoology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Zoology Schools in the United States

Check out the zoology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Zoology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the United States for zoology students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Zoology Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$11,208 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Zoology Schools list. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 per year.

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#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best zoology schools in the United States. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,037 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UND is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Zoology Schools list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Zoology Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year. Zoology majors at North Dakota State University take out an average of $24,249 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Zoology Schools list.

Full Zoology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY
$16,957 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best zoology schools in the United States. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that zoology majors at UW take out is $23,125.

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$16,644 Average Tuition & Fees

Weber State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year. Zoology majors at WSU take out an average of $20,469 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.

UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Zoology Schools list.

Full Zoology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#8

Unity College

Unity, ME
$12,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Unity College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value zoology programs. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Unity.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Unity are $12,640 per year. Zoology majors at Unity take out an average of $27,212 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for zoology students. It came in at #9 on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, zoology majors at UW - Madison accumulate an average of around $20,790 in student debt.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Zoology Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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$15,240 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for zoology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,240 a year. The average amount in student loans that zoology majors at SIUC take out is $21,420.

Full Zoology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

#11

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Zoology Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Zoology at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Zoology Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
13 Clemson University Clemson, SC
14 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
15 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH

Zoology by Region

View the Best Value Zoology Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Zoology

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 25 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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