Animal Sciences, General at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year.

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.

UIUC Animal Sciences, General Degrees Available

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

UIUC Animal Sciences, General Rankings

The animal science major at UIUC 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in animal science, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at UIUC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	74
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UIUC Animal Sciences, General Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of animal science master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a animal science master's degree from UIUC, 61% were white. This is below 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Agricultural Sciences Professors	380	$88,640
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	240	$66,820
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	160	$49,190
Animal Scientists	80	$54,610

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 Beyond My ken under License

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