Animal Science at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

If you are interested in studying animal science, you may want to check out the program at University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 5,855. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 176 students received a bachelor's degree in animal science from UW - River Falls.

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.

UW - River Falls Animal Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

UW - River Falls Animal Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks animal science programs across the country. The following shows how UW - River Falls performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The animal science major at UW - River Falls 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 Animal Science Schools	3
Most Focused Animal Science Schools	5
	8

How Much Do Animal Science Graduates from UW - River Falls Make?

The median salary of animal science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - River Falls is $35,523. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 21% higher than the national average of $29,345 for all animal science bachelor's degree recipients.

Animal Science Student Demographics at UW - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 176 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Animal Science from UW - River Falls in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at UW - River Falls 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 Wisconsin - River Falls with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	162
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UW - River Falls 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 Mechanization
• General Agriculture
• Food Science Technology
• Plant Sciences
• Agricultural Economics & Business

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 - River Falls.

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
Farm and Home Management Advisors	60	$51,100

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.