Animal Science at University of Rhode Island

Every animal science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the animal science program at University of Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 92 animal science majors received their bachelor's degree from URI.

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.

URI Animal Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

URI Animal Science Rankings

The animal science major at URI 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in animal science from URI. This is the #54 most popular school for animal science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of URI Animal Science Graduates

The median salary of animal science students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $26,655. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,345 for all animal science students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at URI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the animal science majors at University of Rhode Island.

URI Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 animal science majors earned their bachelor's degree from URI. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	74
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Related Majors

• Agricultural Production
• Horticulture

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.