kinglin

Any idea what the top zoology programs are?

warblersrule

On the undergrad level, this question is irrelevant. On the graduate level, you are specializing in a certain taxonomic group or area (embryology, physiology etc.), so this question is somewhat vague.

The current trend is away from zoology programs. Most have been cut or merged into biology programs. Your best bet would probably be to find a strong ecology program in your area of interest. There are a few strong zoology grad programs remaining- Michigan State, Cornell, U Hawaii, NC State, Miami U, TAMU, Oregon State, U Oklahoma, U Florida, U Maine, UNH, Wisconsin, Washington, and U British Columbia are a few I know of. Many marine science programs offer invertebrate zoology, so check those if that's your interest.

I suggest you read this thread.

barrons

With about 20 FT faculty and its own building the Wisconsin Zoology program is alive and well--and popular.

SSobick

I do know that UF has a very good Zoology program.

collegehelp

Gourman Report ranking for undergrad zoology

U Wisconsin Madison
U Washington
U Texas Austin
Cornell
U Georgia
UC Davis
Michigan State
U Florida
Ohio State
Washington State
Arizona State
Iowa State
Oregon State
Colorado State
North Carolina State
Louisiana State
SUNY Coll Environmental Sci and Forestry
Texas A&M
U Maryland College Park

warblersrule

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U Washington, UT Austin, Cornell, U Georgia, UC Davis, Arizona State, Iowa State, LSU, SUNY-ESF, and UMD do not offer undergrad zoology degrees. Some of these lack zoology departments altogether.

collegehelp

The Gourman Report lists the top schools in each field under one heading (zoology) but also lists the alternative names for the majors at the bottom of each page. So, under "zoology" there might be programs called animal biology, animal science, wildlife biology, and so on. Cornell has "animal science", for example. I think SUNY ESF has "wildlife science".

collegehelp

Gourman Report ranking for animal science.

Cornell University.
University of California Davis.
Texas A&M University College Station.
Iowa State University.
Purdue University West Lafayette.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
University of Minnesota.
University of Wisconsin Madison.
Kansas State University.
Colorado State University.
Ohio State University, Columbus.
University of Missouri Columbia.
Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge.
University of Florida.
University of Wyoming.
University of Nebraska Lincoln.
University of Maryland College Park.
Oklahoma State University.
University of Georgia.
Clemson University.
Oregon State University.
North Carolina State University.
University of Delaware.
Virginia Tech.
University of Massachusetts Amherst.
University of Connecticut.
West Virginia University.
Washington State University.
Utah State University.
North Dakota State University.
Texas Tech University.
University of Hawaii Manoa.
University of Tennessee Knoxville.
Mississippi State University.

Nightmarerec0n

Merton College at Oxford if you can afford it.

LakeWashington

Zoology Major;

U of New Hampshire
U of Georgia
N. Carolina State University
Michigan State University
SUNY Oswego

And as was stated in other threads, schools that no longer offer an undergraduate Zoology major provide the same the curriculum in 'Biology' or 'Biological Sciences.'

animalfreak

hey, i honestly believe that the best school for zoology would have to be Santa Fe College (sfcollege.edu) they have there own zoo and its a very intense program and they take it very seriously! its in Gainesville, FL totally worth checking out!

animalfreak

p.s. it was a community college but they converted to a college and University of Florida does have a pretty good program but Santa Fe is much better! by far!!! but UF is really good for the herp. feild

pierre0913

We have a great animal and veterinary science program at Clemson

hippo2718

Although I'm sure Santa Fe appreciates the endorsement, a quick glimpse at its website shows that this is an absurd claim. First off, it doesn't have a zoology program. It offers a zoo animal technology program, which is essentially a very small, modified animal science program.

It also has a biology program with a mere 9 members on staff, some of whom don't have a PhD or are still earning one. Every faculty member with a PhD got it at UF.

Furthermore, it is still essentially a community college. The only programs that lead to a bachelor's degree are health science management and clinical laboratory technology. The other programs lead only to a AA degree.


The same goes for Clemson. It was already mentioned in post #8, and this thread is nearly 3.5 years old. Kinglin is in his/her senior year of college.

Horsejumper16

hey i have had the dream of working in the nursery at the zoo for years no i did some research at school and found out that you need a degree in biogloy, animal science or a related field!! i was just wondering what are the best school do to specifically what i want to do?