2025 Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in Illinois

If you plan on majoring in zoology/animal biology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #322 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 58 degrees in zoology/animal biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Zoology/Animal Biology Schools List

Pick Your Zoology/Animal Biology Degree Level

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/Animal Biology Schools in Illinois. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Zoology/Animal Biology in Illinois

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.

Top Illinois Schools in Zoology

1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Zoology Degrees Awarded

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in zoology/animal biology. Located in the distant town of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in zoology/animal biology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

46.2% Growth in Graduates

Olivet Nazarene University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in zoology/animal biology. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.More information about a degree in zoology/animal biology from Olivet Nazarene University

Best Zoology/Animal Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	415
Michigan	915	100
Indiana	737	0
Wisconsin	672	51

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Rankings in Majors Related to Zoology

One of 5 majors within the Zoology area of study, Zoology/Animal Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Zoology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Entomology	10

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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.