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Animal Science at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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Animal Science at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

If you plan to study animal science, take a look at what California State Polytechnic University - Pomona has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and has a total student population of 30,014. Of the 6,526 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona in 2021, 123 of them were animal science majors.

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

Cal Poly Pomona Animal Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

Cal Poly Pomona Animal Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks animal science programs across the country. The following shows how Cal Poly Pomona performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The animal science major at Cal Poly Pomona is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Animal Science. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Animal Science Schools 23
Most Focused Animal Science Schools 45

Earnings of Cal Poly Pomona Animal Science Graduates

The median salary of animal science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly Pomona is $31,365. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $29,345 for all animal science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Animal Science Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the animal science majors at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 123 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in animal science from Cal Poly Pomona in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its animal science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 62
White 25
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Cal Poly Pomona also has a doctoral program available in animal science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CA, the home state for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 6,790 $47,360
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 1,460 $91,670
Agricultural Sciences Professors 380 $97,290
Animal Scientists 40 $56,840

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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