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Animal Science at Virginia Tech

Every animal science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the animal science program at Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

Virginia Tech Animal Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Animal Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Animal Science

Virginia Tech Animal Science Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in animal science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the animal science majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Animal Science Master’s Program

100% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in animal science from Virginia Tech. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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Of the students who received a animal science master's degree from Virginia Tech, 71% 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 29% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in animal science.

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

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 680 $54,190
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 40 $84,630

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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