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2023 Best Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Animal Science

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best school in the Plains States Region for animal science students working on their master’s degree. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best animal science schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent master’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best animal science schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree animal science programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 12
Minnesota 8
Iowa 15
Kansas 26
Nebraska 23
North Dakota 5
South Dakota 26

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 7 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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