Zoology at University of California - Santa Barbara

Every zoology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the zoology program at University of California - Santa Barbara stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in zoology from UCSB.

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

UCSB Zoology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology

UCSB Zoology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the zoology progam at UCSB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The zoology major at UCSB 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
Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Best Value Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38

Earnings of UCSB Zoology Graduates

The median salary of zoology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $24,510. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $24,443 for all zoology bachelor's degree recipients.

Zoology Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Zoology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in zoology from UCSB in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

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 - Santa Barbara.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.