Animal Science at University of California - Davis

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

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074.

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.

UC Davis Animal Science Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Animal Science Rankings

The animal science major at UC Davis 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.

Animal Science Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 University of California - Davis with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	77
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	114
White	70
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UC Davis Animal Science Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a animal science master's degree from UC Davis, 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 California - Davis with a master's in animal science.

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

Concentrations Within Animal Science

The following animal science concentations are available at University of California - Davis. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Davis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Sciences, General	342
Animal Sciences, Other	22

Related Majors

• Soil Sciences
• Other Agriculture
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
• International 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	6,790	$47,360
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	1,460	$91,670
Agricultural Sciences Professors	380	$97,290
Animal Scientists	40	$56,840

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.