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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Zoology

55 Ranked Colleges
298 Degrees Awarded
$30,757 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Zoology Major

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 2,984 people earned their degree in zoology, making the major the 165th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, zoology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,104 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 298 zoology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major” ranking looked at 55 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in zoology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their zoology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree zoology students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Zoology

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Bergin University of Canine Studies
Rohnert Park, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bergin University of Canine Studies. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major. Located in Rohnert Park, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Bergin University of Canine Studies Zoology Report

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Canisius College
Buffalo, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology at Canisius College

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

Out of the 55 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 15 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology at UW

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Zoology at SIUC

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Out of the 55 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 18 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Zoology at UNL

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #6. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 15 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full OSU Zoology Report

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Mississippi State Zoology Report

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With a ranking of #8, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 16 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Zoology at Colorado State

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 30 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UF Zoology Report

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

With a ranking of #10, University of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UMaine Zoology Report

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University of California - Davis landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full University of California - Davis Zoology Report

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

With a ranking of #12, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Zoology at North Carolina State University

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University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Zoology at UH Manoa

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Oklahoma Zoology Report

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With a ranking of #15, Boise State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology at Boise State

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

With a ranking of #16, Cornell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Zoology at Cornell

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 8 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Zoology at University of Georgia

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Michigan State University Zoology Report

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 4 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Louisiana State University Zoology Report

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With a ranking of #20, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s zoology students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Zoology at UW - Madison

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Clemson Zoology Report

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s zoology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Zoology at UK

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major ranking, coming in at #23. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 5 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Zoology at OHIO Athens

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With a ranking of #24, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 7 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Zoology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Zoology Major list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Zoology Report

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