Animal Science at Stephen F Austin State University

If you are interested in studying animal science, you may want to check out the program at Stephen F Austin State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and approximately 12,620 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 animal science majors received their bachelor's degree from SFASU.

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.

SFASU Animal Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

SFASU Animal Science Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The animal science major at SFASU 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 Focused Animal Science Schools	96

Earnings of SFASU Animal Science Graduates

The median salary of animal science students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFASU is $30,785. This is 5% higher than $29,345, which is the national average for all animal science bachelor's degree recipients.

Animal Science Student Demographics at SFASU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the animal science majors at Stephen F Austin State University.

SFASU Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its animal science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SFASU 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 Production
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Plant Sciences
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• General Agriculture

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 TX, the home state for Stephen F Austin State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	1,280	$52,170
Agricultural Sciences Professors	1,010	$93,580
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	400	$81,330
Animal Scientists	290	$52,360
Farm and Home Management Advisors	180	$28,570

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.