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

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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 Most Popular Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for animal science students working on their master’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Women make up 41% of the animal science majors at the school.

Read full report on Animal Science at Kansas State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great place for animal science students working on their master’s degree. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

Of the 14 students majoring in animal science at South Dakota State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Animal Science at South Dakota State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Animal Science at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Iowa 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 . Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

Full Animal Science at Iowa State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Animal Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 86% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Animal Science at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for animal science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

Full Animal Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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