2025 Best Zoology/Animal Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of zoology/animal biology. Combined, these schools handed out 68 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

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/Animal Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Zoology

1

SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Zoology Degrees Awarded

37.0% Growth in Graduates

SUNY Oswego is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in zoology/animal biology. SUNY Oswego is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Oswego.More information about a degree in zoology/animal biology from SUNY Oswego

2

Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, PA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in zoology/animal biology has to check out Delaware Valley University. Located in the suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in zoology/animal biology from Delaware Valley University

Best Zoology/Animal Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best zoology/animal biology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	34
Pennsylvania	978	13
Maryland	618	0
New Jersey	614	0

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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
Animal Behavior & Ethology	95
Wildlife Biology	57
Entomology	52
Animal Physiology	6

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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.