2026 Best Dairy Science Schools in the Far Western Region
Dairy Science programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for dairy science students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Dairy Science in the Far Western Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dairy science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Dairy Science
Our analysis ranked California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo the best school in the country for a degree in dairy science. This very large public university is located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. About 86% of students finish within six years. About 18 dairy science degrees were awarded at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo in the most recent year. Graduates of the dairy science program make about $33,879 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $20,500 to complete this degree.
Read more about the dairy science program at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
