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Zoology at Cornell 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 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. In 2021, 9 zoology majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

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
  • Master’s Degree in Zoology
  • Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in zoology from Cornell. This makes it the #18 most popular school for zoology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

33% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Zoology from Cornell in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical zoology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 37% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in zoology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Cornell Zoology Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Zoology from Cornell in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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Of the students who received a zoology master's degree from Cornell, 80% 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 Cornell University with a master's in zoology.

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

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in zoology. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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