Animal Sciences

7,679 students earn a animal sciences credential each year across 137 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $34,073
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $53,114

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Bachelor's programs — 98 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin37$44,9561 year out$51,278$20,875 2South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota101$44,8441 year out$56,528$23,162 3University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin35$44,3541 year out$57,024$26,000 4Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi95$41,4641 year out$71,455$20,938 5Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan140$41,2921 year out$59,436$26,000 6University of DelawareNewark, Delaware28$40,3171 year out—$24,572 7California State University-FresnoFresno, California107$40,3111 year out$58,619$17,585 8University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland71$40,2091 year out$56,654$21,500 9University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts28$40,0081 year out$59,844$27,000 10Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa235$39,5671 year out$55,971$21,500 11North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota45$39,2901 year out$55,921$23,625 12University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska81$39,0641 year out$54,812$20,981 13Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas211$38,8681 year out$51,573$22,757 14Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Pennsylvania73$38,3781 year out$51,293$27,000 15University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin178$37,8521 year out$51,398$23,183 16University of MaineOrono, Maine39$37,8231 year out$49,452$27,000 17University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut80$37,7121 year out$60,947$23,515 18University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$37,7121 year out$60,947$23,515 19University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$37,7121 year out$60,947$23,515 20University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$37,7121 year out$60,947$23,515 21University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$37,7121 year out$60,947$23,515 22California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California149$37,3491 year out$56,089$15,550 23SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York86$37,0681 year out$46,314$24,000 24University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho56$36,4861 year out$45,571$25,000 25Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma221$36,2351 year out$55,473$19,500 26Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York81$36,2041 year out$51,670$14,100 27Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado91$36,1111 year out$56,056$22,045 28University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona24$35,9961 year out$52,398$18,195 29North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina59$35,6861 year out$48,691$28,043 30Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas339$35,5821 year out$61,442$18,906 31University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island62$35,5201 year out$46,797$21,750 32Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana132$35,3181 year out$66,813$20,500 33University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, Minnesota11$35,0721 year out$51,363$21,500 34Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama103$34,9801 year out$66,404$21,625 35Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas214$34,9331 year out$54,222$21,369 36Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri17$34,8761 year out—$23,000 37University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming51$34,8751 year out$45,390$23,250 38University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri98$34,6781 year out$57,523$19,500 39The University of FindlayFindlay, Ohio42$34,5951 year out$49,278$26,000 40University of VermontBurlington, Vermont88$34,4671 year out$42,941$24,250 41University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota91$34,0731 year out$59,386$19,500 42Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas103$34,0511 year out$46,013$21,745 43Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey71$33,9261 year out$50,002$25,169 44California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California159$33,8791 year out$62,117$20,500 45Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee38$33,7881 year out$40,607$18,415 46Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri26$33,6751 year out$49,514$19,687 47Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio130$33,6421 year out$50,455$23,301 48California State University-ChicoChico, California98$33,3871 year out$56,684$17,334 49Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas85$33,3581 year out$45,953$21,662 50North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina233$33,3321 year out$52,790$22,689 51University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire31$33,2131 year out—$27,000 52Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania72$33,1821 year out$46,518$26,000 53Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon84$32,8931 year out$54,287$22,362 54Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon3$32,8931 year out$54,287$22,362 55University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas77$32,4171 year out$56,539$23,551 56University of California-DavisDavis, California304$32,3091 year out$54,122$13,625 57Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington104$31,9111 year out$47,320$19,545 58University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia97$31,7691 year out$61,453$22,250 59Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas17$31,4441 year out$47,579—60University of FloridaGainesville, Florida130$31,2941 year out$51,450$16,475 61University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii26$31,2851 year out—$24,125 62West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia98$31,1031 year out$54,660$20,500 63Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas3$31,0591 year out$48,336$21,739 64Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah71$30,7741 year out$64,644$17,449 65Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois29$30,7061 year out$44,349$21,936 66Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas142$30,6951 year out$45,558$21,638 67Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana49$30,2201 year out$42,414$24,034 68University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois143$30,1871 year out$53,114$19,850 69Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana86$29,7931 year out$62,173$23,143 70Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina109$28,9421 year out$55,310$24,827 71Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas34$28,8201 year out$50,319$19,183 72Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia162$28,7291 year out$49,456$22,631 73New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico77$28,4751 year out$41,175$18,489 74Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas16$28,0021 year out—$20,050 75University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky48$27,1441 year out$65,391$23,250 76East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas37$27,1011 year out—$23,000 77The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee103$26,5151 year out$50,966$21,693 78Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho50$25,6611 year out$45,343$18,870 79Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, Alabama62$24,2111 year out$47,961$27,000 80Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana42$21,9581 year out—$26,626 81Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas49$20,0361 year out$58,759$25,000 82University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico99$14,1231 year out$33,433$7,125 83Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky109—1 year out——84Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, Maine72—1 year out——85Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, Alabama18—1 year out——86College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri17—1 year out$39,573—87Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityGoodwell, Oklahoma14—1 year out$45,047—88Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, Georgia13—1 year out——89University of Mount OliveMount Olive, North Carolina12—1 year out——90Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico10—1 year out——91Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan8—1 year out——92Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas7—1 year out——93Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa5—1 year out——94Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa5—1 year out——95Centenary UniversityHackettstown, New Jersey5—1 year out——96Wilson CollegeChambersburg, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——97Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, Texas1—1 year out——98West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas0—1 year out$61,368—

Associate programs — 39 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWooster, Ohio24$39,7431 year out$51,110$12,000 2Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio—$39,7431 year out$51,110$12,000 3Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska11$35,9311 year out$43,123—4University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire1$29,4431 year out$38,009$12,000 5Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania16$27,9321 year out—$18,375 6Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, Florida23$24,8331 year out—$19,890 7SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York20—1 year out$50,573—8Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming18—1 year out——9College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho15—1 year out——10Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin14—1 year out$41,310—11University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut13—1 year out—$12,000 12College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho13—1 year out——13Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah12—1 year out——14Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, Illinois8—1 year out——15East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi8—1 year out——16Linn-Benton Community CollegeAlbany, Oregon7—1 year out——17Southwestern Community CollegeCreston, Iowa6—1 year out——18Laramie County Community CollegeCheyenne, Wyoming6—1 year out——19Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridan, Wyoming5—1 year out——20Mesalands Community CollegeTucumcari, New Mexico4—1 year out——21Northwest CollegePowell, Wyoming4—1 year out——22SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York3—1 year out——23Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina3—1 year out——24Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho2—1 year out——25Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, Iowa2—1 year out——26Miles Community CollegeMiles City, Montana2—1 year out——27Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntario, Oregon2—1 year out——28Cochise County Community College DistrictSierra Vista, Arizona1—1 year out——29John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, Illinois1—1 year out——30Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport, Iowa1—1 year out——31Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, Iowa1—1 year out——32Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, Minnesota1—1 year out——33Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi1—1 year out——34Dawson Community CollegeGlendive, Montana1—1 year out——35New Mexico Junior CollegeHobbs, New Mexico1—1 year out——36University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0—1 year out—$12,000 37University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0—1 year out—$12,000 38University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0—1 year out—$12,000 39University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0—1 year out—$12,000

Certificate programs — 21 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeRockford, Illinois11$20,6901 year out—$17,480 2Stautzenberger College-MaumeeMaumee, Ohio7$20,6901 year out—$17,480 3Stautzenberger College-BrecksvilleBrecksville, Ohio7$20,6901 year out—$17,480 4Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge, New York27—1 year out——5Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin16—1 year out——6Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, Illinois9—1 year out——7Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan9—1 year out——8Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa6—1 year out$29,970—9University of FloridaGainesville, Florida5—1 year out——10Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia5—1 year out——11Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona4—1 year out——12University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville, Arkansas4—1 year out——13College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho4—1 year out——14New Mexico Junior CollegeHobbs, New Mexico4—1 year out——15South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota4—1 year out——16North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina3—1 year out——17Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas2—1 year out——18Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri2—1 year out——19Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina2—1 year out——20University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska1—1 year out——21Dawson Community CollegeGlendive, Montana1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).