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2023 Best Value Zoology Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$14,200 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,603 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Zoology School for You

Zoology is the #168 most popular major in California with 45 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Zoology Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Zoology Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for zoology majors pursuing a .

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. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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$13,754 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Riverside is a great value for zoology students. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCR are $13,754 per year.

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Best Value Zoology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 9
Oregon 0
Hawaii 8

More Zoology Rankings in California

Zoology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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