Georgia contains three schools that offer animal behavior programs. Berry College, the highest-ranking animal behavior school in GA, has a total student population of 1,922 and is the 315th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 3 animal behavior schools in Georgia, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Berry College comes out as the most expensive ($18,179/yr), with Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College as the lowest recorded at only $7,103/yr.
Animal Behavior students from Georgia schools who go on to become animal behavioralists, animal trainers, dog trainers, animal scientists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 10,080 people working as animal trainers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $31,080. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Georgia alone, there are 350 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average yearly salary of $50,350. Animal trainers in this state earn $30,500/yr and there are 140 employed.
Also, within the animal behavior schools in Georgia, the average student population is 2,956 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from animal behavior, there are 5022 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,057, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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