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2023 Most Popular Zoology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$50,105 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Zoology Doctor'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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Zoology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Zoology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Zoology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the Southeast Region for zoology students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

About 44% of the students majoring in zoology at the school are women while 56% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Zoology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 54% of the zoology majors at the school.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the zoology majors at the school.

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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great place for zoology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in zoology at Mississippi State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Zoology at Mississippi State University Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Zoology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Zoology at Virginia Tech Report

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Zoology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 50% of the zoology majors at the school.

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#7

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Zoology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Zoology at University of Arkansas Report

#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree zoology programs. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Zoology at University of Kentucky Report

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Zoology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Full Zoology at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

With a ranking of #8, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for zoology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Zoology at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

Best Zoology Colleges by State

Explore the best zoology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 70
Virginia 23
North Carolina 138
Florida 118
Tennessee 4
Kentucky 17
South Carolina 14
Louisiana 4
Arkansas 2
Mississippi 16

One of 14 majors within the area of study, zoology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 schools only.

  • 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.

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