Animal Sciences, General at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 students attend the school each year.

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 Animal Sciences, General Degrees Available

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

UW Animal Sciences, General Rankings

The animal science major at UW 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in animal science, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% 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 since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW Animal Sciences, General Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of animal science master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a animal science master's degree from UW, 100% 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 Wyoming with a master's in animal science.

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

Related Majors

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Agricultural Sciences Professors	60	$82,730
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	30	$84,720

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 ProgWork1 under License

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