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2023 Best Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$67,631 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Animal Science Master's Degree School for You

Animal Science is the #164 most popular major in the country with 596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for animal science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Animal Science Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best school for animal science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best animal science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best animal science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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#9

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

With a ranking of #9, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 17
Florida 21
Georgia 29
North Carolina 28
Tennessee 9
Kentucky 6
Louisiana 2
Alabama 32
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 20
West Virginia 11

One of 14 majors within the area of study, animal science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Billy Hathorn.

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