Master in Animal Behavior and Ethology (Master's)

Tuition fees for Master in Animal Behavior and Ethology (Master's) are 28,280 USD per year.

Students study the psychological and neurological bases of animal sensation, perception, cognition, behavior, and interactions within and across species. They also study ethology, behavioral neuroscience, neurobiology, and behavioral evolution. The program covers cognition, sensory perception, motivators, learning, instinct, hormonal controls, reproductive and developmental biology, and community ecology.

The field is used to understand functional behavior and to apply these ideas to specific behaviors and patterns. It also applies them to particular phyla and species.

For international students, tuition is above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 32% of applicants.

Bucknell University is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where students study across the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Engineering and Freeman College of Management. This three-college structure supports interdisciplinary learning, with opportunities to connect liberal arts study with engineering, management and other fields. The university describes its community through explorers, artists and innovators, and its academic work includes student research that crosses disciplinary boundaries.

Academic options extend across financial services, technology, engineering, communications, education, entertainment and other fields. Bucknell says its liberal arts education prepares graduates for meaningful work in a diverse range of careers. For the Class of 2025, 93 percent secured opportunities within nine months of graduation, and the reported average starting salary was $73,346. Students can also explore outcomes and career pathways while considering their studies. The Lewisburg campus includes more than 100 locations available through an interactive campus map, with photographs, overviews, 360-degree panoramas, virtual tours and turn-by-turn walking directions. Students planning from outside the United States can use the university’s virtual visit options to learn about campus before arrival, while in-person visits provide another way to experience the setting and community.