by our College Data Analytics TeamZoology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at North Carolina State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in zoology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at NC State paid an average of $1,468 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $505 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,095 | $26,421 |
| Fees | $2,578 | $2,578 |
zoology who receive their master’s degree from NC State make an average of $36,132 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% lower than the national average of $38,100.
Online degrees for the NC State zoology master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
About 72.7% of the students who received their MS in zoology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in zoology at NC State in 2019-2020, 9.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Zoology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 10 |
| Entomology | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to zoology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 3 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 9 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 7 |
| Genetics | 2 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 93 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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