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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Schools in the Southeast Region

14 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.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the most popular school for animal science students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for animal science students. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The excellent programs at University of Arkansas 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 small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best animal science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

Tuskegee University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for animal science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Tuskegee.

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#8

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Animal Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Animal Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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#10

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

Fort Valley State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Animal Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Fort Valley, Fort Valley State University is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Animal Science Colleges by State

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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 14 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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