Animal Sciences, General at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

What traits are you looking for in a animal science school? To help you decide if University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's animal science program.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Animal Sciences, General Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Animal Sciences, General Rankings

The animal science major at UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical animal science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	73
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMN Twin Cities Animal Sciences, General Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of animal science master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in animal science each year. UMN Twin Cities does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Animal Scientists	210	$69,860
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	160	$65,340
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	50	$95,000

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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