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Animal Science at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and approximately 16,746 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,313 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Chico in 2021, 71 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.

Chico State Animal Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

Chico State Animal Science Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The animal science major at Chico State 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Most Popular Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 46
Most Popular Animal Science Schools 46

How Much Do Animal Science Graduates from Chico State Make?

The median salary of animal science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $31,307. 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 Chico State

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

Chico State Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The animal science program at Chico State awarded 71 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 University - Chico with a bachelor's in animal science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Chico State 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 University - Chico.

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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