2024 Best Zoology Schools in the New England Region
6Colleges in the New England Region
239Zoology Degrees Awarded
$26,177Avg Early-Career Salary
Zoology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #165 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for zoology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 239 degrees in zoology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of zoology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for zoology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Zoology Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Zoology in the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the zoology degree levels they offer.
University of Connecticut is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in zoology. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 107 zoology students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the zoology program earn around $27,868 in their early career salary.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in zoology. UNH is a large public university located in the small suburb of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #233 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 zoology students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, zoology degree recipients typically make an average of $24,682 at the beginning of their careers.
University of Vermont is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in zoology. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #515 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UVM is a great university overall.
There were about 32 zoology students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the zoology program state that they receive average early career wages of $21,951.
University of New England is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in zoology. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 5th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 24 zoology students who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent year we have data available. Zoology degree recipients from University of New England earn a boost of about $2,030 above the typical earnings of zoology majors.
Located in the rural area of New Gloucester, Unity is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 8th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 18 zoology students who graduated with this degree at Unity in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the zoology program state that they receive average early career wages of $21,178.
UMaine is a large public university located in the suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 32 zoology students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, zoology degree recipients usually make an average of $26,416 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of zoology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for zoology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
