by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Equine Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Animal Services is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in animal services, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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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 Colorado State was ranked #4 on College Factual's Best Schools for animal services list. It is also ranked #1 in Colorado.
Here are some of the other rankings for Colorado State.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Colorado State paid an average of $1,407 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $428 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,426 | $28,147 |
| Fees | $2,388 | $2,388 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,787 | $10,787 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,665 | $1,665 |
Learn more about Colorado State tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Animal Services students who received their bachelor’s degree at Colorado State took out an average of $24,250 in student loans. That is 2% higher than the national average of $23,697.
animal services who receive their bachelor’s degree from Colorado State make an average of $27,588 a year during the early days of their career. That is 30% higher than the national average of $21,183.
Online degrees for the Colorado State animal services bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Colorado State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 98.5% of the animal services students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 94.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in animal services at Colorado State in 2019-2020, 18.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 51 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Animal Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Equine Studies | 65 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to animal services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 72 |
| Horticulture | 15 |
| Animal Science | 80 |
| Plant Sciences | 56 |
| Soil Sciences | 26 |
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*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.
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