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Most Popular Animal Science Schools in South Dakota

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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Schools in South Dakota

1 College
$40,797 Avg Salary
$23,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Animal Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 136 degrees and certificates were awarded to animal science students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Animal Science Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in South Dakota to see which 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 school below is the most popular for animal science majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the most popular school in South Dakota for animal science students. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

While working on their degree, animal science majors at South Dakota State accumulate an average of around $23,250 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $184, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Animal Science at South Dakota State University

Best Animal Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

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 values are for the top school 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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