Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management. May collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water habitats.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA

$185,874

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)University of Washington-Seattle Campus, WA

$150,114

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)Harvard University, MA

$142,377

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(doctoral)Johns Hopkins University, MD

$91,570

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)Johns Hopkins University, MD

$87,746

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(doctoral)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

$80,276

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

$78,660

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(grad-cert)Johns Hopkins University, MD

$74,417

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(grad-cert)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

$73,603

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)George Washington University, DC

$72,959

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)Boston University, MA

$70,479

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, PA

$66,828

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)Temple University, PA

$66,828

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)Lehigh University, PA

$66,828

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, PA

$66,828

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)Emory University, GA

$66,028

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, MN

$65,137

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(professional)University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, PA

$63,289

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)University of Massachusetts-Amherst, MA

$63,137

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)University of Massachusetts-Lowell, MA

$63,137

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)Lesley University, MA

$63,137

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI

$62,981

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)Drexel University, PA

$62,505

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(doctoral)Colorado State University-Fort Collins, CO

$61,064

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)Georgetown University, DC

$60,257