2025 Best Zoology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Zoology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 142 bachelor's degrees in zoology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The zoology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Zoology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan.

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

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

Top Michigan Schools for a Bachelor's in Zoology

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

118 Annual Graduates

$26,801 Median Starting Salary

$58,932 Median Student Debt

Michigan State University is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in zoology. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the zoology program state that they receive average early career income of $26,801.

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

2

University of Michigan - Flint
Flint, MI

18 Annual Graduates

$23,373 Median Starting Salary

University of Michigan - Flint is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in zoology. UM Flint is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Flint.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the zoology program report average early career income of $23,373.

More information about a bachelor’s in zoology from University of Michigan - Flint

Best Zoology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	252	410
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	112
Wildlife Biology	24
Entomology	6

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	2,353
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	685
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	669
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	132
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	130
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	113
Genetics	81
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	73
Botany/Plant Biology	14
Biotechnology	8

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.