The main focus area for this major is Animal Sciences, General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Animal Science is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Clemson University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in animal science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
You can jump to any section of this page using the links below:
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Clemson was ranked #27 on College Factual's Best Schools for animal science list. It is also ranked #1 in South Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for Clemson.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Clemson paid an average of $1,657 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $657 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $14,118 | $37,110 |
Fees | $1,440 | $1,440 |
Books and Supplies | $1,188 | $1,188 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,850 | $11,850 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,284 | $4,284 |
Learn more about Clemson tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Clemson in Animal Science walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 19% higher than the national average of $20,924.
animal science who receive their bachelor’s degree from Clemson make an average of $29,033 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $28,954.
Clemson does not offer an online option for its animal science bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Clemson Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in animal science in 2019-2020, 84.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 80.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in animal science at Clemson in 2019-2020, 16.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 103 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Animal Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
Animal Sciences, General | 124 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to animal science.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
Agricultural Economics & Business | 82 |
Agricultural Production | 38 |
Horticulture | 4 |
Food Science Technology | 60 |
Plant Sciences | 11 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.