Zoology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #165 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Zoology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 73 degrees in zoology to qualified students.
The zoology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Zoology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Zoology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Zoology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of zoology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in zoology has to look into Bucknell University. Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #158 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Bucknell is a great university overall.
There were about 16 zoology students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Franklin and Marshall College if you wish to pursue a degree in zoology. Franklin and Marshall is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Lancaster. This college ranks 18th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 13 zoology students who graduated with this degree at Franklin and Marshall in the most recent year we have data available.
Delaware Valley University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in zoology. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Doylestown. This university ranks 71st out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 14 zoology students who graduated with this degree at DelVal in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the zoology program earn an average of $27,287 for their early career.
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).