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2023 Most Popular Zoology Schools

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Finding the Best Zoology School for You

In 2020-2021, 489 people earned a degree or certificate in zoology, making the major the #170 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Zoology Schools ranking. This report analyzed 60 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Zoology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Zoology Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for zoology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Zoology Schools list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Zoology Schools list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best zoology schools in the United States. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Zoology Schools list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best zoology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular zoology programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Zoology Schools ranking. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Zoology Schools ranking. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

Full Zoology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

#10

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

Canisius College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for zoology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Zoology Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY

Zoology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, zoology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 28 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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