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Animal Science at Louisiana Tech University

Animal Science at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and approximately 11,126 students attend the school each year.

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.

Louisiana Tech Animal Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

Louisiana Tech Animal Science Rankings

The animal science major at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech

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

Louisiana Tech Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at Louisiana Tech are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 Louisiana Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Sciences, General 34

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 400 $54,830
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 50 $75,170

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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