2023 Best Value Zoology Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Zoology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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 Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Zoology
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the best value school in the Plains States Region for zoology students. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,037 per year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year. While working on their degree, zoology majors at North Dakota State University accumulate an average of around $24,249 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 20% of our Best Zoology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for zoology students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.
UNL also claimed a spot on our Best Zoology Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best zoology schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a year. After completing their degree, zoology graduates from K -State carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
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The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best zoology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year.
UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Zoology Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for zoology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each year.
Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Zoology Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Friends University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Wichita, Friends University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Friends University are $30,864 a year. The average amount in student loans that zoology majors at Friends University take out is $19,500.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 20 |
| Kansas | 43 |
| Iowa | 6 |
| Nebraska | 28 |
| North Dakota | 7 |
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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 7 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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