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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Animal Science Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, animal science was ranked #94 in the country. In fact 8,294 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Animal Science Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 41% of the animal science majors at the school.

Full Animal Science at Kansas State University Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in animal science at South Dakota State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Read full report on Animal Science at South Dakota State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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

Full Animal Science at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 14% are male.

Read full report on Animal Science at University of Missouri - Columbia

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular animal science schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Animal Science at Iowa State University Report

North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

Full Animal Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 172
Minnesota 131
Kansas 251
Iowa 235
Nebraska 128
North Dakota 40
South Dakota 136

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 7 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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