Zoology at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 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.

Mississippi State Zoology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Zoology
• Doctorate Degree in Zoology

Mississippi State Zoology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in zoology from Mississippi State. This makes it the #8 most popular school for zoology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in zoology, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Zoology Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Zoology Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Zoology from Mississippi State in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in zoology each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a zoology master's degree from Mississippi State, 85% 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 Mississippi State University with a master's in zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in zoology. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Botany/Plant Biology
• 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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Biological Science Professors	370	$75,300
Biological Scientists	300	$80,690
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	210	$68,000
Natural Sciences Managers	180	$101,240

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.