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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.

The Most Popular Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 40 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

Women make up 42% of the animal science majors at the school.

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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 Most Popular Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in animal science at UNL, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

Of the 10 students majoring in animal science at South Dakota State, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Of the 10 students majoring in animal science at UIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 40 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the animal science majors at the school.

Full Animal Science at University of Georgia Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular animal science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the animal science majors at the school.

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#7

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in animal science at UARK, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Iowa State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Of the 8 students majoring in animal science at Iowa State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree animal science programs. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Of the 8 students majoring in animal science at UF, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

About 29% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 71% are male.

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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 29 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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