2024 Best Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

a doctor's degree in animal science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #92 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for animal science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5 doctor's degrees in animal science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on animal science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other animal science students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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.
• Student Debt - How much debt animal science students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized animal science related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Animal Science Schools

The animal science 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 Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Animal Science in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in animal science.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Animal Science

1

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

1 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in animal science. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in animal science from University of Massachusetts Amherst

2

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

2 Annual Graduates

University of Vermont is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in animal science. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in animal science from University of Vermont

2

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

2 Annual Graduates

University of Connecticut is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in animal science. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs.More information about a doctorate in animal science from University of Connecticut

Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	1
Connecticut	93	2
Vermont	30	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Animal Science

Animal Science is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Animal Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Animal Sciences, General	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science Technology	14
Plant Sciences	6
Agricultural Economics & Business	5
Agricultural Production	1

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.