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Animal Science at Dordt University

Animal Science at Dordt University

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

Dordt is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,662.

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.

Dordt Animal Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

Dordt Animal Science Rankings

The animal science major at Dordt 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.

Animal Science Student Demographics at Dordt

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

Dordt Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at Dordt 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 Dordt University with a bachelor's in animal science.

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

Concentrations Within Animal Science

If you plan to be a animal science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dordt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Sciences, General 9

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 IA, the home state for Dordt University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Agricultural Sciences Professors 280 $90,570
Farm and Home Management Advisors 260 $65,110
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 230 $58,040
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 140 $82,070
Animal Scientists 110 $74,830

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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