2023 Best Value Zoology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Zoology Master'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.
The Best Value Zoology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Zoology
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for zoology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value zoology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.
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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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.
OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.
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Request InformationBest Zoology Colleges by State
Explore the best zoology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 159 |
| Arizona | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 332 |
| New Mexico | 5 |
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Majors Related to Zoology
One of 14 majors within the area of study, zoology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 4 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.