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2023 Best Animal Science Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Colleges
$27,744 Avg Salary
$22,781 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Animal Science 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Animal Science Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Animal Science Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Animal Science Colleges.

Top 10 Best Animal Science Schools

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best school for animal science students who want to pursue a 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 Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for animal science students. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Animal Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The excellent programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best animal science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best animal science schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for animal science students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for animal science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for animal science students. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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#9

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best animal science programs. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best animal science programs. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize 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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