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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Associate Degree Schools

40 Colleges
$27,837 Avg Salary
$12,542 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Animal Science Associate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Animal Science Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 40 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Animal Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Animal Science Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute to be the most popular school for animal science students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small public school located in the distant town of Wooster.

About 69% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#2

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, NY

Out of the 40 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the # 2 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school located in the distant town of Cobleskill.

Women make up 97% of the animal science majors at the school.

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#3

Santa Fe College

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Associate Degree Schools list. Santa Fe College is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Gainesville.

Of the 28 students majoring in animal science at Santa Fe College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, animal science graduates from Santa Fe College carry an average student debt load of $16,719.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in animal science at UCONN, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#5

Casper College

Casper, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Casper College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Casper, Casper College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 59% of the animal science majors at the school.

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Northeast Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree animal science programs. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#7

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for animal science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.

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#7

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA

Harcum College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Animal Science Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr, Harcum College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Eastern Oklahoma State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for animal science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Eastern is a small public school located in the town of Wilburton.

Women make up 44% of the animal science majors at the school.

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College of Western Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for animal science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Animal Science by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 16 majors within the area of study, animal science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 25 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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