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Zoology at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Zoology at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every zoology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the zoology program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received their master's degree in zoology.

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

Purdue Zoology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Zoology
  • Doctorate Degree in Zoology

Purdue Zoology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in zoology, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Zoology Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the zoology majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Zoology Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 4 zoology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

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Of the students who received a zoology master's degree from Purdue, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the zoology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers 1,720 $65,270
Biological Science Professors 1,410 $98,590
Biological Scientists 630 $69,180
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 60 $65,180

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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