Zoology at Hampshire College

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying zoology, you may want to check out the program at Hampshire College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hampshire is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 522 students attend the school each year.

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

Hampshire Zoology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology

Hampshire Zoology Rankings

The zoology major at Hampshire 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.

Zoology Student Demographics at Hampshire

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

Hampshire Zoology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of zoology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical zoology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Hampshire since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology at Hampshire are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Hampshire College with a bachelor's in zoology.

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

Concentrations Within Zoology

Zoology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hampshire College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Behavior & Ethology	3
Zoology/Animal Biology	1

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 MA, the home state for Hampshire College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	350	$87,950

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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