Zoology at Bucknell University

Every zoology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the zoology program at Bucknell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,726 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in zoology from Bucknell.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Zoology section at the bottom of this page.

Bucknell Zoology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology

Bucknell Zoology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the zoology progam at Bucknell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The zoology major at Bucknell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Zoology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
Best Value Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular Zoology Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Zoology Schools	72

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in zoology from Bucknell. This is the #39 most popular school for zoology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Zoology Student Demographics at Bucknell

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

Bucknell Zoology Bachelor’s Program

The zoology program at Bucknell awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology at Bucknell are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its zoology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bucknell University with a bachelor's in zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bucknell also has a doctoral program available in zoology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• General Biology

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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Biological Science Professors	3,250	$94,510
Biological Scientists	660	$73,550
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	220	$68,570

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.