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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$29,616 Avg Salary
$22,455 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Animal Science Bachelor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for animal science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 159 students majoring in animal science at UIUC, 18% are male and 82% are female.

The average amount in student loans that animal science majors at UIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,632. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $512.

Full Animal Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

About 80% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 20% are male.

The average amount in student loans that animal science majors at SIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,088.

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Best Animal Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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

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.

  • 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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