Zoology at Canisius College

What traits are you looking for in a zoology school? To help you decide if Canisius College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's zoology program.

Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 2,820. In 2021, 36 zoology majors received their bachelor's degree from Canisius.

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

Canisius Zoology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology
• Master’s Degree in Zoology

Online Classes Are Available at Canisius

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Canisius offers distance education options for zoology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Canisius Zoology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks zoology programs across the country. The following shows how Canisius performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The zoology major at Canisius 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
Most Focused Zoology Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Zoology Schools	18
Best Value Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value Zoology Schools	56

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in zoology from Canisius. This makes it the #4 most popular school for zoology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Canisius Zoology Graduates

The median salary of zoology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Canisius is $21,220. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,443 for all zoology students.

Zoology Student Demographics at Canisius

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

Canisius Zoology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 zoology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Canisius, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology at Canisius are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Canisius Zoology Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in zoology from Canisius in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a zoology master's degree from Canisius, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Canisius College with a master's in zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Canisius College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	370	$75,290

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 Andre Carrotflower under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.