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Best Value Zoology Schools in California

2023 Best Value Zoology Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$13,076 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,603 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Zoology School for You

In 2020-2021, 211 degrees and certificates were awarded to zoology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #187 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Zoology Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for zoology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Zoology

$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Davis the best value school in California for zoology students. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $14,645 per year.

UC Davis also claimed a spot on our Best Zoology Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$7,864 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools in California list. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Humboldt State University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Zoology majors at Humboldt State University take out an average of $17,984 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$14,417 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great value for zoology students. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCSB are $14,417 a year. Zoology majors at UCSB take out an average of $21,428 in student loans while working on their egree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSB also is in the top 10% of our Best Zoology Schools in California ranking.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

UCSD undergraduate students pay an average of $14,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCSD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Zoology Schools in California list.

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$13,754 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools in California list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

UCR undergraduate students pay an average of $13,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Zoology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Zoology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 59
Oregon 62
Hawaii 8

More Zoology Rankings in California

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 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).

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