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 Oregon State University. 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.
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 Oregon State was ranked #61 on College Factual's Best Schools for animal science list. It is also ranked #1 in Oregon.
Here are some of the other rankings for Oregon State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Oregon State paid an average of $632 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $212 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,846 | $29,445 |
| Fees | $2,012 | $2,012 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,200 | $13,200 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,742 | $2,742 |
Learn more about Oregon 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Oregon State in Animal Science walked away with an average of $23,000 in student debt. That is 10% higher than the national average of $20,924.
The median early career salary of animal science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Oregon State is $28,870 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $28,954.
Oregon 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 Oregon State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in animal science in 2019-2020, 93.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 80.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.6% of the animal science bachelor’s degrees at Oregon State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 35 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Animal Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Animal Sciences, General | 49 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to animal science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 89 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 29 |
| Food Science Technology | 30 |
| Plant Sciences | 54 |
*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.
