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Best Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Best Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Animal Science Master'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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Animal Science

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the best school in the Far Western US Region for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Full Animal Science at Washington State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best animal science schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Full Animal Science at University of California - Davis Report

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Read full report on Animal Science at Oregon State University

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Hawaii at Manoa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best animal science schools in the Far Western US Region . UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Read full report on Animal Science at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 835
Washington 116
Oregon 95
Hawaii 16

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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