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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Schools

58 Colleges
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Finding the Best Animal Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 596 people earned a degree or certificate in animal science, making the major the #164 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Animal Science Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 58 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Animal Science program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the United States for animal science students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 58 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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Out of the 58 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent 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 United States. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Out of the 58 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Animal Science Schools list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #7, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for animal science students. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Animal Science Schools ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Animal Science Schools ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#9

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular animal science programs. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Animal Science by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 schools only.

  • 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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