Poultry Science at North Carolina State University

What traits are you looking for in a poultry science school? To help you decide if North Carolina State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's poultry science program.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Poultry Science section at the bottom of this page.

NC State Poultry Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

NC State does offer online education options in poultry science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

NC State Poultry Science Rankings

The poultry science major at NC State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Poultry 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.

Poultry Science Student Demographics at NC State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poultry science majors at North Carolina State University.

NC State Poultry Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of poultry science bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poultry science at NC State 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in poultry science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NC State Poultry Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of poultry science master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in poultry science each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the poultry science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Animal Sciences, General

Careers That Poultry Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in poultry 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 North Carolina State University.

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
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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.