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2026 Best Value Animal Behavior & Ethology Master’s Degree Schools

[Animal Behavior & Ethology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/zoology/animal-behavior-and-ethology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong animal behavior & ethology education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 12 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value animal behavior & ethology schools.

What’s on this page:

• Best Value Master’s Degree Animal Behavior & Ethology Schools
• Other Degree Levels

2026 Best Value Animal Behavior & Ethology Schools in the United States

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the animal behavior & ethology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Animal Behavior & Ethology Schools

1

University Of California Davis
Davis, CA

$15,804 In-State Tuition & Fees

$14,404 Avg Student Debt

$80,838 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of California Davis tops our 2026 list of the best value animal behavior & ethology schools in the United States. University Of California Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,804, with out-of-state students paying around $47,692. Animal Behavior & Ethology graduates carry a median of $14,404 in student loans. Early-career animal behavior & ethology graduates make about $53,749. Set against $14,404 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 42% of applicants are accepted.

2

Canisius College
Buffalo, NY

$34,200 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$60,681 Median Earnings (10yr)

Canisius College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value animal behavior & ethology schools. Located in the city of Buffalo, Canisius College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $34,200. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the animal behavior & ethology program here. Soon after graduation, animal behavior & ethology degree recipients from Canisius College generally make around $44,711. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 72%.

Other Animal Behavior & Ethology Degree Levels

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 12 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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.