Zoology/Animal Biology at University of California - Santa Barbara

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCSB Zoology/Animal Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology

UCSB Zoology/Animal Biology Rankings

The zoology major at UCSB 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.

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/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of zoology bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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
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
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