Animal Science at East Mississippi Community College

If you are interested in studying animal science, you may want to check out the program at East Mississippi Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and has a total student population of 3,392.

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.

EMCC Animal Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Animal Science

EMCC Animal Science Rankings

Animal Science Student Demographics at EMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the animal science majors at East Mississippi Community College.

EMCC Animal Science Associate’s Program

75% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of animal science associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in animal science only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at EMCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

EMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in animal science graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Mississippi Community College with a associate's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Animal Science

Animal Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Mississippi Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Sciences, General	1

Horticulture

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 MS, the home state for East Mississippi Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Farm and Home Management Advisors	320	$49,350
Agricultural Sciences Professors	150	$97,550

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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