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Zoology at University of California - Riverside

Zoology at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year.

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

UCR Zoology Degrees Available

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

UCR Zoology Rankings

The zoology major at UCR 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.

Zoology Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Zoology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of zoology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical zoology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in zoology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UCR Zoology Master’s Program

100% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of zoology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the zoology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Zoology

Zoology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Riverside. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Entomology 16

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 - Riverside.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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