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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Animal Science Doctor'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. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for animal science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for animal science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 42% of the animal science majors at the school.

Read full report on Animal Science at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 57% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Animal Science at Texas Tech University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Of the 3 students majoring in animal science at OSU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Animal Science at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular animal science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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 5 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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