2024 Best Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Animal Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #92 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 9 doctor's degrees in animal science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Animal Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in animal science.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Animal Science

1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

3 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in animal science. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in animal science from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

Utah State University
Logan, UT

4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in animal science has to take a look at Utah State University. USU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Logan.More information about a doctorate in animal science from Utah State University

Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	123	3
Utah	104	4
Wyoming	32	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	9

Majors Similar to Animal Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences	25
Soil Sciences	5
Agricultural Economics & Business	3
Food Science Technology	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.