2024 Best Animal Health Master's Degree Schools

Animal Healthmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #1101 out of the 1172 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for animal health students pursuing a master's degree.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to animal health students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other animal health students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized animal health related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for animal health students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Animal Health Schools

The animal health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Animal Health Master's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Animal Health in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for animal health students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Schools for a Master's in Animal Health

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

It is difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a master's degree in animal health. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in animal health from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in animal health. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in animal health from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Animal Health by Region

View the Best Animal Health Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Animal Health

Animal Health is one of 7 different types of Animal Science programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Animal Sciences, General	365
Poultry Science	17
Dairy Science	10
Animal Sciences, Other	6
Agricultural Animal Breeding	5
Livestock Management	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Billy Hathorn. More about our data sources and methodologies.