2025 Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in zoology/animal biology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #188 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 52 bachelor's degrees in zoology/animal biology to qualified students.

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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/animal biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other zoology/animal biology 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized zoology/animal biology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Zoology/Animal Biology Schools

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Zoology/Animal Biology in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in zoology/animal biology.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Zoology

1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in zoology/animal biology needs to check out Southern Illinois University Carbondale. SIUC is a large public university located in the distant town of Carbondale.More information about a bachelor’s in zoology/animal biology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL

14 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Olivet Nazarene University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in zoology/animal biology. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s 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
Michigan	629	96
Ohio	612	390
Wisconsin	435	46

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Zoology/Animal Biology Related Rankings by Major

Zoology/Animal Biology is one of 5 different types of Zoology programs to choose from.

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.