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 Ohio State University - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in animal science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 Ohio State was ranked #17 on College Factual's Best Schools for animal science list. It is also ranked #2 in Ohio.
Here are some of the other rankings for Ohio State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Ohio State paid an average of $1,358 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $442 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,615 | $32,599 |
| Fees | $903 | $903 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,066 | $13,066 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,998 | $2,998 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Animal Science students who received their bachelor’s degree at Ohio State took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 19% higher than the national average of $20,924.
animal science who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ohio State make an average of $35,107 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% higher than the national average of $28,954.
Ohio State 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 Ohio State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 81.1% of the animal science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 80.8%.
Around 10.1% of animal science bachelor’s degree recipients at Ohio State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 132 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Animal Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Animal Sciences, General | 148 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to animal science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 67 |
| Food Processing | 14 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 10 |
| Food Science Technology | 35 |
| Plant Sciences | 40 |
*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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