Zoology/Animal Biology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 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.

UW - Madison Zoology/Animal Biology Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Zoology/Animal Biology Rankings

The zoology major at UW - Madison 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in zoology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Zoology Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of zoology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical zoology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology at UW - Madison are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Madison Zoology/Animal Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of zoology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in zoology each year. UW - Madison does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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

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

Related Majors

• Animal Physiology
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Biological Science Professors	990	$81,620
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	310	$59,090

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.