If you plan on majoring in animal science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #92 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Animal Science Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 253 degrees in animal science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Animal Science Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of animal science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a degree in animal science. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.
Students who graduate with their degree from the animal science program report average early career income of $25,436.
Every student who is interested in animal science has to look into SUNY Cobleskill. Located in the distant town of Cobleskill, SUNY Cobleskill is a public school with a small student population.
Students who graduate with their degree from the animal science program state that they receive average early career earnings of $28,690.
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).
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