Poultry Science at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year.

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

UGA Poultry Science Degrees Available

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

UGA Poultry Science Rankings

The poultry science major at UGA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Poultry 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in poultry science, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poultry Science Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Poultry Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of poultry science bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poultry science at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in poultry science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA Poultry Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of poultry science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in poultry science each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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

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

Related Majors

• Dairy Science
• Animal Health
• Animal Sciences, General

Careers That Poultry Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in poultry 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	770	$50,150
Agricultural Sciences Professors	320	$116,600
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	50	$84,110
Animal Scientists	40	$62,210

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.