2025 Best Zoology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in zoology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #125 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for zoology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 419 bachelor's degrees in zoology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Zoology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of zoology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to zoology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other zoology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for zoology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized zoology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for zoology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Zoology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Zoology in Ohio

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for zoology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Ohio Schools for a Bachelor's in Zoology

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

101 Annual Graduates

$29,996 Median Starting Salary

$41,204 Median Student Debt

Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in zoology. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the zoology program earn an average of $29,996 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in zoology from Ohio State University - Main Campus

2

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

146 Annual Graduates

$29,303 Median Starting Salary

$32,924 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Ohio University - Athens Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in zoology. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the town of Athens.

After graduation, zoology bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $29,303 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in zoology from Ohio University - Athens Campus

3

Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH

54 Annual Graduates

$28,071 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Miami University - Oxford if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in zoology. Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the zoology program state that they receive average early career wages of $28,071.

More information about a bachelor’s in zoology from Miami University - Oxford

4

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

43 Annual Graduates

$25,491 Median Starting Salary

$25,084 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in zoology has to check out Kent State University at Kent. Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kent.

Soon after graduating, zoology bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $25,491 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in zoology from Kent State University at Kent

5

Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH

37 Annual Graduates

$29,547 Median Starting Salary

OWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Delaware.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the zoology program make an average of $29,547 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in zoology from Ohio Wesleyan University

6

Muskingum University
New Concord, OH

12 Annual Graduates

Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of New Concord.More information about a bachelor’s in zoology from Muskingum University

Best Zoology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Zoology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	111
Illinois	241	53
Indiana	235	49
Wisconsin	213	70

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Zoology Related Rankings by Major

Zoology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Zoology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Zoology/Animal Biology	389
Wildlife Biology	27
Entomology	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	2,584
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	535
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	424
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	209
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	93
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	82
Genetics	59
Botany/Plant Biology	53
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	33
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	14

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.