Animal Sciences, General at Auburn University

What traits are you looking for in a animal science school? To help you decide if Auburn University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's animal science program.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Animal Sciences, General section at the bottom of this page.

Auburn Animal Sciences, General Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science
• Master’s Degree in Animal Science

Auburn Animal Sciences, General Rankings

The animal science major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Animal Sciences, General. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in animal science, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the animal science majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical animal science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Auburn since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	77
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Auburn Animal Sciences, General Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of animal science master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in animal science each year. Auburn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a master's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Poultry Science

Careers That Animal Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in animal science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	370	$63,350
Agricultural Sciences Professors	190	$88,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert S. Donovan under License

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