Animal Science at Clemson University

Every animal science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the animal science program at Clemson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and approximately 26,406 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,155 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University in 2021, 125 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.

Clemson Animal Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

Clemson Animal Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks animal science programs across the country. The following shows how Clemson 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 Clemson 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
Most Focused Animal Science Basic Certificate Schools	14
Most Focused Animal Science Schools	47
	55

How Much Do Animal Science Graduates from Clemson Make?

The median salary of animal science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clemson is $27,954. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,345 for all animal science students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 125 animal science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Clemson. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at Clemson 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 Clemson University with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	105
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Related Majors

• Other Agriculture
• Horticulture
• Soil Sciences
• Agricultural Production
• Plant Sciences

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 SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	470	$58,270
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	40	$79,070

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 hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.