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Animal Science at Northwest Missouri State University

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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. In 2021, 13 animal science majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwest.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the animal science progam at Northwest compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Animal Science Schools 12
Best Animal Science Schools 32
Most Popular Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 76

How Much Do Animal Science Graduates from Northwest Make?

The median salary of animal science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwest is $35,068. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $29,345 for all animal science bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

69% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in animal science from Northwest. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. The typical animal science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwest since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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About 92% 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 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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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