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.

Students studying Animal Behavior and Ethology can be awarded a degree up to a Masters degree. On average, 10% percent of men and 90% percent of women make up the degrees awarded across all college campuses. Animal Behavior and Ethology is has the largest number of granted degrees in New York. The Median Starting Salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Animal Behavior and Ethology is $35,600.