Zoology/Animal Biology

2,683 students earn a zoology/animal biology credential each year across 91 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $28,461
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $49,352

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Bachelor's programs — 86 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California—$41,5651 year out$59,685$11,000 2University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California26$37,6331 year out$53,012—3University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut125$35,6181 year out$73,079$23,750 4University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$35,6181 year out$73,079$23,750 5University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$35,6181 year out$73,079$23,750 6University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$35,6181 year out$73,079$23,750 7University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$35,6181 year out$73,079$23,750 8University of MaineOrono, Maine21$35,1301 year out—$27,000 9Berry CollegeMount Berry, Georgia50$33,2581 year out—$24,569 10North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota—$33,1151 year out$56,284$24,250 11Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas38$31,4851 year out$49,595$17,500 12Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, Maine4$30,9871 year out$44,818$27,250 13University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma228$30,9311 year out$64,096$23,375 14Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas—$30,7361 year out$54,638$18,750 15Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio101$29,9961 year out$48,205$24,800 16Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg, Maryland27$29,8511 year out—$19,500 17Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, Ohio37$29,5471 year out—$26,646 18University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming68$29,3591 year out$43,996$23,875 19Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio146$29,3031 year out$54,995$25,210 20Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio4$29,3031 year out$54,995$25,210 21Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio1$29,3031 year out$54,995$25,210 22Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio1$29,3031 year out$54,995$25,210 23Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0$29,3031 year out$54,995$25,210 24Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0$29,3031 year out$54,995$25,210 25California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California38$28,5651 year out$37,169$20,690 26University of New EnglandBiddeford, Maine20$28,5091 year out$44,700$27,000 27Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington37$28,4691 year out$52,434$17,875 28Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah42$28,4611 year out$44,320$20,039 29Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio54$28,0711 year out$49,706$23,562 30State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York37$27,9221 year out$40,758$24,688 31Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado234$27,7411 year out$49,193$25,000 32Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon65$27,4911 year out$36,871$25,500 33Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon2$27,4911 year out$36,871$25,500 34Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Pennsylvania14$27,2871 year out$36,401$26,400 35Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana38$27,0961 year out—$23,250 36Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas26$26,8431 year out—$24,853 37Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan118$26,8011 year out$49,355$27,000 38Canisius UniversityBuffalo, New York30$26,3981 year out$40,744$25,000 39Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio43$25,4911 year out$37,701$25,000 40Carroll UniversityWaukesha, Wisconsin34$25,3031 year out—$27,000 41North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina50$25,0691 year out—$21,500 42Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, North Carolina48$24,9211 year out$35,006$24,120 43University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota9$24,7211 year out——44Friends UniversityWichita, Kansas15$24,6921 year out—$19,500 45Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah25$24,4571 year out$51,337—46Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia27$23,9881 year out—$24,393 47University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin61$23,8881 year out$49,352$24,872 48University of FloridaGainesville, Florida56$23,8091 year out$58,561$20,625 49University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan18$23,3731 year out——50Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois38$23,3661 year out$38,317$21,717 51Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma65$23,0311 year out$42,404$21,750 52University of VermontBurlington, Vermont58$22,3211 year out$37,794$23,250 53University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire24$22,2681 year out$42,300$27,000 54Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas57$22,2641 year out$47,662$25,033 55Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, Kentucky16$17,0851 year out——56University of California-DavisDavis, California63—1 year out——57Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg, Florida62—1 year out——58SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York33—1 year out$44,379—59Malone UniversityCanton, Ohio20—1 year out——60West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas18—1 year out—$21,406 61Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, Illinois14—1 year out——62Keystone CollegeLa Plume, Pennsylvania13—1 year out——63Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, Ohio12—1 year out——64Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana12—1 year out——65University of DelawareNewark, Delaware11—1 year out——66Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——67Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——68University of California-RiversideRiverside, California8—1 year out——69University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia8—1 year out——70Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, North Carolina7—1 year out——71Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan6—1 year out——72Utica UniversityUtica, New York6—1 year out——73Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, South Carolina6—1 year out——74Union UniversityJackson, Tennessee6—1 year out——75University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska5—1 year out——76Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York5—1 year out——77Hampshire CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts4—1 year out——78Hastings CollegeHastings, Nebraska4—1 year out——79Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey4—1 year out——80Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico3—1 year out——81Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama1—1 year out——82Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, Idaho1—1 year out——83University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota1—1 year out——84New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico1—1 year out——85Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan0—1 year out$38,797—86Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah0—1 year out$48,309—

Associate programs — 4 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, North Carolina36$23,7331 year out——2Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado3—1 year out——3Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California1—1 year out——4Barton County Community CollegeGreat Bend, Kansas1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 3 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona5—1 year out——2University of FloridaGainesville, Florida5—1 year out——3Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, North Carolina2—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).