Animal Science at University of Delaware

Every animal science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the animal science program at University of Delaware stacks up to those at other schools.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613.

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.

UD Animal Science Degrees Available

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

UD Animal Science Rankings

The animal science major at UD 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in animal science, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at UD are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UD Animal Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of animal science master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the animal science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Animal Science

Animal Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Delaware. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Sciences, General	25

Related Majors

• Food Science Technology
• Plant Sciences
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• General Agriculture
• Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs

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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	90	$54,780
Farm and Home Management Advisors	90	$56,620

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.