2024 Best Dairy Science Schools in the Plains States Region

Dairy Science isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #817 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

There was only one school in the Plains States Region to review for the 2024 Best Dairy Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Dairy Science Schools List

Dairy Science Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Dairy Science Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Dairy Science in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dairy science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Dairy Science

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10.7% Growth in Graduates

South Dakota State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in dairy science. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in dairy science from South Dakota State University

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Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a degree in dairy science. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a degree in dairy science from Iowa State University

Best Dairy Science Colleges by State

Explore the best dairy science schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Iowa	648	10
South Dakota	381	28

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dairy Science

One of 7 majors within the Animal Science area of study, Dairy Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Dairy Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Animal Sciences, General	1,054
Livestock Management	8
Animal Health	7
Agricultural Animal Breeding	2

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.