by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Dordt University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in animal science, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Dordt was ranked #30 on College Factual's Best Schools for animal science list. It is also ranked #2 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for Dordt.
Part-time undergraduates at Dordt paid an average of $1,350 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $32,240 | $32,240 |
| Fees | $580 | $580 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,130 | $1,130 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,470 | $10,470 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,500 | $3,500 |
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Dordt 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 Dordt Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.6% of the animal science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 80.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in animal science at Dordt in 2019-2020, 11.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Animal Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Animal Sciences, General | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to animal science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 3 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 15 |
| International Agriculture | 1 |
| Plant Sciences | 4 |
*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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