Zoology at Mississippi State University

What traits are you looking for in a zoology school? To help you decide if Mississippi State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's zoology program.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Zoology section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi State Zoology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Zoology

Mississippi State Zoology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in zoology, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Zoology Student Demographics at Mississippi State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the zoology majors at Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State Zoology Master’s Program

43% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of zoology master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in zoology each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a zoology master's degree from Mississippi State, 71% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the zoology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi State University with a master's in zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Zoology

If you plan to be a zoology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Zoology/Animal Biology	16

Careers That Zoology Grads May Go Into

A degree in zoology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Biological Science Professors	370	$75,300
Biological Scientists	300	$80,690
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	210	$68,000
Natural Sciences Managers	180	$101,240

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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