Animal Sciences, General at Cornell University

If you plan to study animal sciences, general, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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.

Cornell Animal Sciences, General Degrees Available

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

Cornell Animal Sciences, General Rankings

The animal science major at Cornell 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in animal science, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% 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 Cornell since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at Cornell are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Cornell Animal Sciences, General Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of animal science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Agricultural Sciences Professors	390	$99,920
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	300	$56,750
Animal Scientists	130	$62,140

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.