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 Louisiana Tech University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in animal science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 Louisiana Tech was ranked #80 on College Factual's Best Schools for animal science list. It is also ranked #2 in Louisiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Louisiana Tech.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Louisiana Tech was $700 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $419 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,401 | $13,143 |
| Fees | $3,664 | $3,664 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,242 | $1,242 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,664 | $8,664 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,876 | $3,876 |
Learn more about Louisiana Tech 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. Animal Science students who received their bachelor’s degree at Louisiana Tech took out an average of $20,901 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $20,924.
The median early career salary of animal science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech is $21,052 per year. That is 27% lower than the national average of $28,954.
Online degrees for the Louisiana Tech animal science bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Louisiana Tech Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in animal science in 2019-2020, 86.4% 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 Louisiana Tech in 2019-2020, 13.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Animal Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Animal Sciences, General | 44 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 13 |
*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.
