Animal Science at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

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. Of the 1,863 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez in 2021, 117 of them were animal science majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks animal science programs across the country. The following shows how UPR Mayaguez performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Animal Science Schools	9
Best Value Animal Science Schools	10
Most Popular Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools	34
Best Animal Science Schools	81
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In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in animal science from UPR Mayaguez. This makes it the #35 most popular school for animal science master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Animal Science Graduates from UPR Mayaguez Make?

The median salary of animal science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UPR Mayaguez is $18,564. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,345 for all animal science students.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students earned a bachelor's degree in animal science from UPR Mayaguez. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 70% 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	113
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UPR Mayaguez Animal Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of animal science master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the animal science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 73% 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	5
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UPR Mayaguez also has a doctoral program available in animal science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Soil Sciences
• Food Science Technology
• Agricultural Public Services
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• General Agriculture

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
• Image Credit: By NitroPR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.