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. Of the 6,377 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State University in 2021, 49 of them were zoology majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Zoology

NC State Zoology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks zoology programs across the country. The following shows how NC State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Zoology Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools	12

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in zoology from NC State. This makes it the #9 most popular school for zoology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of NC State Zoology Graduates

The median salary of zoology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NC State is $20,595. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,443 for all zoology 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students earned a bachelor's degree in zoology from NC State. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology at NC State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NC State Zoology Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Zoology from NC State in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in zoology each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a zoology master's degree from NC State, 75% 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 North Carolina 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	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NC State also has a doctoral program available in zoology. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.