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Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$26,402 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,211 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.

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 Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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 in Zoology

$11,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for zoology students. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,208 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$22,559 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for zoology students. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas State are $22,559 a year. While working on their degree, zoology majors at Texas State accumulate an average of around $25,626 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $212.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $25,116 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, zoology majors at University of Oklahoma accumulate an average of around $22,375 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.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $24,764 per year. On average, zoology graduates from OSU take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year.

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

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Zoology 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year. The average amount in student loans that zoology majors at Texas A&M College Station take out is $18,695.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#8

Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX
$46,800 Average Tuition & Fees

Southwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Zoology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwestern are $46,800 per year.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for zoology students. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Arizona are $35,153 a year.

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Best 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

More Zoology Rankings in the Southwest Region

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 9 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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