Animal Science at University of Mount Olive

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 University of Mount Olive stacks up to those at other schools.

UMO is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina and approximately 2,536 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 animal science majors received their bachelor's degree from UMO.

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.

UMO Animal Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

UMO Animal Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks animal science programs across the country. The following shows how UMO performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The animal science major at UMO 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 Popular Animal Science Schools	88

Animal Science Student Demographics at UMO

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

UMO Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical animal science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UMO since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at UMO 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 University of Mount Olive with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Agricultural Public Services
• Plant Sciences
• Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs
• General Agriculture
• Agricultural Economics & Business

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 NC, the home state for University of Mount Olive.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Agricultural Sciences Professors	760	$50,720
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	620	$60,510
Animal Scientists	140	$61,030
Farm and Home Management Advisors	130	$34,180
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	50	$100,370

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 Mount Olive College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.