Program ranking · CIP 26.07 bachelor's · College Scorecard · Mar-Jul 2026 retrievals

Best Colleges for Zoology

Using U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data retrieved March-July 2026, these colleges rank highest on median earnings for Zoology (CIP 26.07) bachelor's completers. Rankings use earnings only - not prestige, selectivity, or editorial judgment - and require at least 25 completers so tiny suppressed cohorts do not dominate the list.

Compiled by PlainCollege , College outcomes data analysis

$69,471
Highest zoology earnings: 31
Colleges ranked: $35,875
#31 cutoff

The list in one line

Every college on this list reports at least $35,875 median earnings for Zoology bachelor's (CIP 26.07) completers. University of Connecticut leads at $69,471.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

$69,471
#1 - University of Connecticut: $35,875
#31 - the cutoff to make this list: 25+
completers required per school: 99
US schools offering this CIP

Earnings are field-of-study medians for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled; see methodology for horizon and lag details.

University of Connecticut

$69,471
Brigham Young University

$57,020
University of Oklahoma-N…

$55,682
Ohio University-Main Cam…

$55,352
University of California…

$53,727
University of Wisconsin-…

$50,080
Weber State University

$49,480
Berry College

$48,958
Kansas State University

$48,908
Indiana University-Bloom…

$48,161
Ohio State University-Ma…

$45,501
University of Wyoming

$44,424
Colorado State Universit…

$44,226
Oregon State University

$44,201
Texas State University

$43,943

What this shows Zoology pay often reflects graduate-school and research pipelines more than clinic roles - debt still matters when medians sit below clinical health fields.

The full top 31

#	School Name	State	Median Earnings	Median Debt	Completers
1	University of Connecticut	CT	$69,471	$23,250	107
2	Brigham Young University	UT	$57,020	-	27
3	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$55,682	$23,250	216
4	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$55,352	$23,356	167
5	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$53,727	-	27
6	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$50,080	$23,250	50
7	Weber State University	UT	$49,480	$18,532	58
8	Berry College	GA	$48,958	$22,500	35
9	Kansas State University	KS	$48,908	$21,750	27
10	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$48,161	$19,500	38
11	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$45,501	$21,375	84
12	University of Wyoming	WY	$44,424	$19,221	53
13	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	$44,226	$23,875	200
14	Oregon State University	OR	$44,201	$24,596	55
15	Texas State University	TX	$43,943	$25,000	44
16	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$43,207	$19,750	29
17	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$42,883	$22,500	39
18	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	NY	$42,505	-	33
19	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$42,474	$20,500	74
20	University of Florida	FL	$41,961	$17,603	43
21	Washington State University	WA	$41,888	$17,625	57
22	Michigan State University	MI	$41,768	$25,000	111
23	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$41,543	$16,713	48
24	Liberty University	VA	$41,103	$24,393	25
25	State University of New York at Oswego	NY	$40,755	$22,500	54
26	Canisius University	NY	$40,174	$23,250	42
27	Lees-McRae College	NC	$38,699	$23,000	33
28	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	CA	$38,495	$20,095	37
29	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$38,440	$20,500	53
30	University of Vermont	VT	$38,421	$22,250	41
31	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$35,875	$25,000	48

About This Ranking

Schools are ranked by College Scorecard field-of-study median earnings for Zoology (CIP 26.07) bachelor's completers. Only operating schools with at least 25 completers and a published median are included. Ties break toward larger completer cohorts. For the full program profile - including every reporting school and national distribution - see Zoology (bachelor's). Methodology lives on our methodology page.

Caveats and limitations

"Best" here means highest reported median earnings for the stated CIP scope - not teaching quality, licensure pass rates, clinical placement strength, or fit for any one student. This list covers Zoology/Animal Biology (CIP 26.07) bachelor's programs only - biology general (CIP 26.01), animal sciences (CIP 01.09), and wildlife biology majors are ranked separately when demand warrants.

Figures cover federally aided completers only, use Treasury-linked earnings, and describe a lagged cohort. Regional pay scales and graduate-school paths both move the median without proving a causal school effect.

This ranking is for informational purposes only and does not constitute academic or career advice. Earnings do not predict any individual graduate's outcome.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Rankings are computed directly from College Scorecard field-of-study data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar-Jul 2026 retrievals.