Zoology at Olivet Nazarene University

What traits are you looking for in a zoology school? To help you decide if Olivet Nazarene University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's zoology program.

Olivet Nazarene is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,764. Of the 786 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Olivet Nazarene University in 2021, 7 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.

Olivet Nazarene Zoology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology

Olivet Nazarene Zoology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks zoology programs across the country. The following shows how Olivet Nazarene 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 Olivet Nazarene 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 Focused Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
	48
	57
Most Popular Zoology Schools	65

How Much Do Zoology Graduates from Olivet Nazarene Make?

The median salary of zoology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Olivet Nazarene is $21,015. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,443 for all zoology students.

Zoology Student Demographics at Olivet Nazarene

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

Olivet Nazarene Zoology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 zoology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Olivet Nazarene. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical zoology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Olivet Nazarene since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology at Olivet Nazarene are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Olivet Nazarene University with a bachelor's in zoology.

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

Olivet Nazarene also has a doctoral program available in zoology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• General 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 IL, the home state for Olivet Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Biological Scientists	590	$84,180
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	240	$57,920

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.