Animal Science at University of California - Davis

If you plan to study animal science, take a look at what University of California - Davis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and approximately 39,074 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in animal science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Animal Science section at the bottom of this page.

UC Davis Animal Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Animal Science

UC Davis Animal Science Rankings

Animal Science Student Demographics at UC Davis

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the animal science majors at University of California - Davis.

UC Davis Animal Science Master’s Program

Of the 6 animal science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Davis, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in animal science each year. UC Davis does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a animal science master's degree from UC Davis, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the animal science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Davis with a master's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• International Agriculture
• Soil Sciences
• Other Agriculture
• Agricultural Production
• Food Science Technology

Careers That Animal Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in animal science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	6,790	$47,360
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	1,460	$91,670
Agricultural Sciences Professors	380	$97,290
Animal Scientists	40	$56,840

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.