Is a Zoology/Animal Biology degree worth it?
Across 45 schools, graduates of Zoology/Animal Biology earn a median $49,352 five years out on $23,250 of debt. Graduates most commonly work as Biological Technicians (modeled from the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$49,352
Median debt
$23,250
Years to pay off
4.4
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
47%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+2.5%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
1.7%
$55,693 vs $54,760
Net price
$17,869/yr
Debt-test failures
12.5%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$14,468
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Zoology/Animal Biology in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.