Animal Sciences, General at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Every animal sciences, general 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 Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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.

UW - Madison Animal Sciences, General Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Animal Sciences, General Rankings

The animal science major at UW - Madison 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in animal science, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% 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 UW - Madison since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at UW - Madison are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Madison Animal Sciences, General Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of animal science master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a animal science master's degree from UW - Madison, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Dairy Science

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Agricultural Sciences Professors	340	$85,140
Animal Scientists	280	$70,030
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	280	$52,100
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	60	$72,550

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.