Animal Sciences, General at University of Arkansas

If you plan to study animal sciences, general, take a look at what University of Arkansas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562.

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.

UARK Animal Sciences, General Degrees Available

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

UARK Animal Sciences, General Rankings

The animal science major at UARK 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in animal science, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK 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 UARK since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UARK Animal Sciences, General Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a animal science master's degree from UARK, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

• Poultry Science

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Agricultural Sciences Professors	400	$88,260
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	320	$46,570
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	110	$67,520

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 Brandonrush under License

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