2023 Most Popular Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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Top 10 Most Popular Animal Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
About 62% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 38% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for animal science students working on their master’s degree. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
About 71% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 29% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Women make up 62% of the animal science majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sul Ross State University is a great place for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Alpine, Sul Ross is a public school with a small student population.
About 69% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 31% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Angelo State University is a great place for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
Of the 9 students majoring in animal science at Angelo State, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, West Texas A&M University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for animal science students working on their master’s degree. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
Women make up 71% of the animal science majors at the school.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree animal science programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 25% are male.
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University of Arizona 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 50% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Kingsville 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 Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Tarleton State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,003 |
| Arizona | 31 |
| Oklahoma | 251 |
| New Mexico | 94 |
Majors Related to Animal Science
Animal Science is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 10 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.