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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Animal Science Doctor'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.

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The Most Popular Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for animal science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the most popular school for animal science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 2 spot on the 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 Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region 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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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular animal science schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular animal science schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

About 40% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Animal Science at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree animal science programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for animal science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Animal Science Colleges by State

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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.

  • 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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