Zoology/Animal Biology at University of California - Davis

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

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074.

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.

UC Davis Zoology/Animal Biology Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Zoology/Animal Biology Rankings

The zoology major at UC Davis 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 6 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 UC Davis

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

UC Davis Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 University of California - Davis with a bachelor's in zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UC Davis Zoology/Animal Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of zoology master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in zoology each year. UC Davis does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a zoology master's degree from UC Davis, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the zoology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Davis with a master's in zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Animal Behavior & Ethology
• Entomology

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	2,240	$75,840

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.