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CIP 26.0701 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Zoology/Animal Biology.

A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the biology of animal species and phyla, with reference to their molecular and cellular systems, anatomy, physiology, and behavior. Includes instruction in molecular and cell biology, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, ecology and behavior, evolutionary biology, and applications to specific species and phyla.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Zoology/Animal Biology award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 26.0701. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years18
2025Associate degree224
2025Bachelor degree431,552
2025Master degree1172
2025Doctorate — research1260
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year16
2024Certificate 1–2 years15
2024Associate degree221
2024Bachelor degree421,724
2024Master degree1175
2024Doctorate — research1374
2023Associate degree24
2023Bachelor degree411,553
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate12
2023Master degree1188
2023Doctorate — research1560
2022Certificate 1–2 years11
2022Associate degree38
2022Bachelor degree391,501
2022Master degree1382
2022Doctorate — research1377
2021Associate degree12
2021Bachelor degree371,517
2021Master degree1281
2021Doctorate — research1653
2020Associate degree23
2020Bachelor degree381,587
2020Master degree1384
2020Doctorate — research1668

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 26.0701 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 26 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

60 institutions

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