Animal Science at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UPR Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and approximately 12,825 students attend the school each year.

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.

UPR Mayaguez Animal Science Degrees Available

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

UPR Mayaguez Animal Science Rankings

The animal science major at UPR Mayaguez 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.

Animal Science Student Demographics at UPR Mayaguez

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

UPR Mayaguez Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical animal science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UPR Mayaguez since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% 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 Puerto Rico - Mayaguez with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	90
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UPR Mayaguez Animal Science Master’s Program

50% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of animal science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in animal science each year. UPR Mayaguez does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

In the animal science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 59% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	0
International Students	1
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 Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Sciences, General	122

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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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
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