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2023 Most Popular Zoology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Zoology Master's Degree School for You

Zoology is the #170 most popular major in the country with 489 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Zoology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Zoology program at each school on the list.

Check out the zoology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the most popular school for zoology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

Women make up 50% of the zoology majors at the school.

Full Zoology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular zoology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the zoology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in zoology at Ohio State, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full Zoology at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for zoology students working on their master’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Women make up 63% of the zoology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the zoology majors at the school.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for zoology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the zoology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for zoology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Zoology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Miami University - Oxford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree zoology programs. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for zoology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Full Zoology at Kent State University at Kent Report

Best Zoology Colleges by State

Explore the best zoology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 14
Illinois 20
Ohio 30
Indiana 6
Wisconsin 23

Zoology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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