Animal Behavior and Ethology

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the psychological and neurological bases of animal sensation, perception, cognition, behavior, and behavioral interactions within and outside the species. Includes instruction in ethology, behavioral neuroscience, neurobiology, behavioral evolution, cognition and sensory perception, motivators, learning and instinct, hormonal controls, reproductive and developmental biology, community ecology, functional behavior, and applications to specific behaviors and patterns as well as to specific phyla and species.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 11 institutions across the United States, with a total of 735 degrees awarded annually.

Bachelor's Degrees

213

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

23

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

9

degrees awarded

Other Awards

490

awards given

Top Schools for Animal Behavior and Ethology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL
186
2 Canisius University
Buffalo, NY
153
3 Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
114
4 Carroll University
Waukesha, WI
102
5 University of New England
Biddeford, ME
60
6 Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
33
7 Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
30
8 University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
21
9 Utica University
Utica, NY
18
10 Hampshire College
Amherst, MA
9
11 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
9