Zoology/Animal Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you are interested in studying zoology/animal biology, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Zoology/Animal Biology section at the bottom of this page.

SIUC Zoology/Animal Biology Degrees Available

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

SIUC Zoology/Animal Biology Rankings

The zoology major at SIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Zoology/Animal Biology. 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in zoology, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Zoology Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the zoology majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of zoology bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical zoology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology at SIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC Zoology/Animal Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of zoology master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in zoology each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a zoology master's degree from SIUC, 84% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
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
• Image Credit: By Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.