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Most Popular Animal Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

4 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.

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.

The Most Popular Animal Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Animal Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the animal science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Oklahoma State College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for animal science students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Wilburton, Eastern is a public school with a small student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 56% are male.

Read full report on Animal Science at Eastern Oklahoma State College

The in-demand associate degree programs at Cochise County Community College District helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular animal science schools in the Southwest Region . Cochise College is a small public school located in the small city of Sierra Vista.

Of the 4 students majoring in animal science at Cochise College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Animal Science at Cochise County Community College District

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mesalands Community College is a great place for animal science students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Tucumcari, Mesalands Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the animal science majors at the school.

Full Animal Science at Mesalands Community College Report

#4

Clarendon College

Clarendon, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clarendon College is a great place for animal science students working on their associate degree. Clarendon College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarendon.

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Best Animal Science Colleges by State

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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.

  • 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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