Zoology at Cornell University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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

Cornell Zoology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology

Cornell Zoology Rankings

The zoology major at Cornell 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in zoology, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Zoology Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Zoology Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of zoology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical zoology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology at Cornell 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in zoology.

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

Concentrations Within Zoology

If you plan to be a zoology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Entomology	20

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 Cornell University.

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
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