Zoology at North Carolina State University

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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 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.

NC State Zoology Degrees Available

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

NC State Zoology Rankings

The zoology major at NC 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in zoology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Zoology Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Zoology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of zoology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology at NC 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NC State Zoology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of zoology master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Of the students who received a zoology master's degree from NC State, 73% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Zoology

The following zoology concentations are available at North Carolina State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from North Carolina State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Zoology/Animal Biology	62
Entomology	12

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Genetics
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biotechnology

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	430	$59,760

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.