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 University of Missouri - Columbia. 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 Mizzou was ranked #32 on College Factual's Best Schools for animal science list. It is also ranked #1 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for Mizzou.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Mizzou paid an average of $920 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $311 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,330 | $27,612 |
| Fees | $1,393 | $1,393 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,032 | $1,032 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,668 | $10,668 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,288 | $5,288 |
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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 Mizzou took out an average of $21,777 in student loans. That is 4% higher than the national average of $20,924.
animal science who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mizzou make an average of $29,995 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $28,954.
Online degrees for the Mizzou 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 Mizzou Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in animal science in 2019-2020, 82.7% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 80.8%.
Around 8.6% of animal science bachelor’s degree recipients at Mizzou in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 73 |
| 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 | 81 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to animal science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 16 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 52 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 31 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 11 |
| Food Science Technology | 11 |
*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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