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2023 Best Value Zoology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$24,884 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,056 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Zoology School for You

Zoology is the #170 most popular major in the country with 489 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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Zoology

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our analysis found University of Wyoming to be the best value school for zoology students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Zoology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.

Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Zoology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

Full Zoology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Zoology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Boise State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,980 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Zoology Colleges by State

Explore the best zoology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 17
Utah 3
Idaho 7
Montana 0
Wyoming 15

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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