Animal Sciences, General at Texas Tech University

If you are interested in studying animal sciences, general, you may want to check out the program at Texas Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Animal Sciences, General section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Animal Sciences, General Degrees Available

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

Texas Tech Animal Sciences, General Rankings

The animal science major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Animal Sciences, General. 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in animal science, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical animal science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas Tech since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech University with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	161
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Texas Tech Animal Sciences, General Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of animal science master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in animal science each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a animal science master's degree from Texas Tech, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a master's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 Texas Tech 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

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 Johan Hendrikse under License

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