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Zoology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Zoology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you plan to study zoology, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Madison has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

UW - Madison Zoology Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Zoology Master’s Program

70% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of zoology master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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In the zoology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 3
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Biological Science Professors 990 $81,620
Natural Sciences Managers 610 $106,110
Biological Scientists 540 $73,520
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 310 $59,090

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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