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Most Popular Animal Science Schools in New Mexico

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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Schools in New Mexico

3 Colleges
$23,680 Avg Salary
$17,869 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Animal Science School for You

With 94 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, animal science is the #48 most popular major in New Mexico.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Animal Science Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for animal science students. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Animal Science majors at NMSU Main Campus take out an average of $17,869 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Animal Science at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Schools in New Mexico list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

Full Animal Science at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 3 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesalands Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Tucumcari, Mesalands Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Full Animal Science at Mesalands Community College Report

Best Animal Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Animal Science Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,003
Arizona 31
Oklahoma 251

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 3 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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