2026 Best Value Animal Behavior & Ethology Schools in Pennsylvania
[Animal Behavior & Ethology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/zoology/animal-behavior-and-ethology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for animal behavior & ethology students.
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2026 Best Value Animal Behavior & Ethology Schools in Pennsylvania
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in animal behavior & ethology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Animal Behavior & Ethology Schools
Leading the list is Bucknell University, our #1 best value for animal behavior & ethology in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $67,812. Students borrow a median of $25,951 to complete the animal behavior & ethology program here. Early-career animal behavior & ethology graduates make about $64,331. Set against $25,951 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Bucknell University admits about 29% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).
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