Animal Sciences, General at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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.

UMCP Animal Sciences, General Degrees Available

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

UMCP Animal Sciences, General Rankings

The animal science major at UMCP 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in animal science, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at UMCP are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMCP Animal Sciences, General Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of animal science master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the animal science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park 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	1

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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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	320	$55,750
Agricultural Sciences Professors	140	$99,840
Animal Scientists	80	$128,700
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	50	$89,660

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 Bgervais under License

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