2023 Best Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Animal Science Master's Degree School for You
Animal Science is the #108 most popular major in Illinois with 230 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best for animal science majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Animal Science
Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best school in Illinois for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best animal science schools in Illinois. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
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Explore all the Best Animal Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 171 |
| Ohio | 254 |
| Indiana | 198 |
| Wisconsin | 298 |
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Animal Science Related Rankings by Major
One of 16 majors within the area of study, animal science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Animal Science
| 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 2 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).
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