Zoology at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 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.

K -State Zoology Degrees Available

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

K -State Zoology Rankings

The zoology major at K -State 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 K -State

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

K -State Zoology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of zoology bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical zoology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at K -State since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology at K -State 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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

K -State Zoology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of zoology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the zoology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Zoology

The following zoology concentations are available at Kansas State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kansas State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife Biology	21
Entomology	2

Related Majors

• Botany/Plant Biology
• Biotechnology
• Genetics
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular 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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Biological Science Professors	370	$69,310
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$127,440
Biological Scientists	250	$64,560
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	180	$53,550

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.