Zoology at Union University

If you plan to study zoology, take a look at what Union University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and has a total student population of 3,071. Of the 523 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Union University in 2021, 4 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.

Union Zoology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology

Union Zoology Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The zoology major at Union 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 Schools	57
Most Popular Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63

Zoology Student Demographics at Union

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

Union Zoology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in zoology from Union. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology at Union are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Union University with a bachelor's in zoology.

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

Union 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
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular 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 TN, the home state for Union University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Biological Science Professors	890	$89,030
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Biological Scientists	370	$67,690
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	90	$65,550

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.