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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Animal Science Master'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.

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.

The Most Popular Animal Science Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in the United States to see which master's 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for animal science majors pursuing a master'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 master’s degree in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Women make up 62% of the animal science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 21% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the animal science majors at the school.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 58 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in animal science at K -State, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#5

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tuskegee University is a great place for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Tuskegee, Tuskegee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in animal science at Tuskegee, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 58 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

About 47% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 53% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, South Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for animal science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the animal science majors at the school.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in animal science at Texas Tech, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Full Animal Science at Texas Tech University Report

Sul Ross State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Sul Ross is a small public school located in the town of Alpine.

Women make up 69% of the animal science majors at the school.

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Animal Science by Region

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Southeast
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 28 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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