2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Zoology in California

A doctor's degree in zoology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #91 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Zoology in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 doctor's degrees in zoology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for zoology.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Zoology in California

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for zoology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Zoology Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

19 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Davis is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in zoology. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in zoology in California. More information about a doctorate in zoology from University of California - Davis

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University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in zoology has to check out University of California - Riverside. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in zoology in California. More information about a doctorate in zoology from University of California - Riverside

Best Zoology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Zoology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	115	7
Oregon	102	6
Hawaii	53	5

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Zoology Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Zoology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Zoology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Entomology	13
Zoology/Animal Biology	10
Animal Behavior & Ethology	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Zoology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	154
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	148
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	115
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	100
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	98
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	73
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	65
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	49
Pharmacology & Toxicology	41
Botany/Plant Biology	35

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.