2023 Best Zoology Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Zoology Master's Degree School for You
Zoology is the #166 most popular major in the country with 2,984 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Zoology Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for zoology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Zoology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the United States for zoology students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
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Out of the 36 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
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Out of the 36 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 36 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for zoology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #7 on this year’s Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for zoology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best schools for zoology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Zoology
One of 14 majors within the area of study, zoology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Zoology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 107,165 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 14,535 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11,615 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 8,813 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 7,247 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.