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2023 Best Value Zoology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$26,586 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,444 Avg Salary

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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Zoology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Zoology

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our analysis found University of North Dakota to be the best value school for zoology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UND are $15,037 a year.

Read full report on Zoology at University of North Dakota

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great value for zoology students working on their bachelor’s degree. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $26,491 in tuition and fees each year. On average, zoology graduates from K -State take out $25,646 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Zoology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#4

Friends University

Wichita, KS

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Friends University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value zoology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Wichita, Friends University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Friends University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,864 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that zoology majors at Friends University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,899.

Full Zoology at Friends University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 15% of our Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Read full report on Zoology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Best Zoology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 20
Kansas 43
Iowa 6
Nebraska 28
North Dakota 7

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 5 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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