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Zoology at North Carolina State University

Zoology at North Carolina State University

If you are interested in studying zoology, you may want to check out the program at North Carolina State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year.

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

NC State Zoology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology
  • Master’s Degree in Zoology

NC State Zoology Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in zoology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Zoology Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Zoology Master’s Program

73% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of zoology master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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Of the students who received a zoology master's degree from NC State, 73% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 1
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 North Carolina State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Zoology/Animal Biology 13
Entomology 12

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Biological Science Professors 1,990 $76,320
Biological Scientists 1,070 $83,380
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 430 $59,760

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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