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Animal Science at Northwest Missouri State University

Animal Science at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and approximately 7,267 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.

Northwest Animal Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

Northwest Animal Science Rankings

The animal science major at Northwest 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 Northwest

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

Northwest Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical animal science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwest since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State 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 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Northwest Missouri State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Sciences, General 13

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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 290 $49,280
Agricultural Sciences Professors 240 $102,940
Animal Scientists 130 $81,780
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 70 $62,850

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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