2025 Best Zoology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Zoology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 135 bachelor's degrees in zoology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Zoology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of zoology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Zoology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

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

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

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Zoology

1

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

63 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of California - Davis if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in zoology. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in zoology from University of California - Davis

2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

26 Annual Graduates

$37,633 Median Starting Salary

University of California - Santa Barbara is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in zoology. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the zoology program earn around $37,633 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in zoology from University of California - Santa Barbara

3

Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA

38 Annual Graduates

$28,565 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in zoology needs to look into Humboldt State University. Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Arcata.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the zoology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $28,565.

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

Best Zoology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Zoology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	226	50
Oregon	185	62

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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	115
Entomology	20

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	8,865
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	2,137
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1,485
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	1,237
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	547
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	541
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	424
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	226
Biotechnology	142
Genetics	96

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.