by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for zoology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 66 doctor's degrees in zoology during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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The zoology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for zoology students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Zoology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in zoology.
University of Florida is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in zoology. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in zoology from University of Florida
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in zoology needs to look into North Carolina State University. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh.
After graduating, zoology doctorate recipients typically earn about $59,589 in their early careers.
More information about a doctorate in zoology from North Carolina State University
It is difficult to beat University of Kentucky if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in zoology. UK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lexington.More information about a doctorate in zoology from University of Kentucky
Explore the best zoology schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 138 | 25 |
| Virginia | 127 | 3 |
| Georgia | 126 | 4 |
| North Carolina | 115 | 13 |
| Mississippi | 113 | 3 |
| Louisiana | 103 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 91 | 2 |
| Kentucky | 87 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 58 | 1 |
One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Zoology has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Entomology | 52 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 10 |
| Other Zoology/Animal Biology | 3 |
| Animal Physiology | 1 |