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Best Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Animal Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Animal Science is the #94 most popular major in the country with 8,294 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for animal science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Animal Science

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for animal science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for animal science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,003
Arizona 31
Oklahoma 251
New Mexico 94

Animal Science is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234
Plant Sciences 3,175

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Billy Hathorn.

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