Animal Services at The University of Montana - Western

What traits are you looking for in a animal services school? To help you decide if The University of Montana - Western is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's animal services program.

Montana Western is located in Dillon, Montana and approximately 1,334 students attend the school each year. Of the 197 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Montana - Western in 2021, 12 of them were animal services majors.

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

Montana Western Animal Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Animal Services
• Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Services

Montana Western Animal Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks animal services programs across the country. The following shows how Montana Western performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The animal services major at Montana Western is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Animal Services. 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 Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Animal Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Animal Services Associate Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Animal Services Schools	11
Most Popular Animal Services Schools	14
Most Popular Animal Services Associate Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Animal Services Basic Certificate Schools	21
Most Focused Animal Services Basic Certificate Schools	21

Animal Services Student Demographics at Montana Western

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the animal services majors at The University of Montana - Western.

Montana Western Animal Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of animal services associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in animal services at Montana Western are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Montana - Western with a associate's in animal services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Montana Western Animal Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 animal services majors earned their bachelor's degree from Montana Western. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical animal services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at Montana Western since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal services at Montana Western 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 The University of Montana - Western with a bachelor's in animal services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That Animal Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in animal services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MT, the home state for The University of Montana - Western.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Animal Caretakers	860	$25,770

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.