2024 Best Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in animal science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #64 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Idaho to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of animal science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 bachelor's degrees in animal science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for animal science students working on their bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Animal Science in Idaho

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

Top Idaho Schools for a Bachelor's in Animal Science

1

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

40 Annual Graduates

$24,875 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

University of Idaho is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in animal science. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, animal science bachelor's recipients typically earn an average of $24,875 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in animal science from University of Idaho

2

Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID

46 Annual Graduates

$27,859 Median Starting Salary

$18,870 Median Student Debt

Brigham Young University - Idaho is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in animal science. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Rexburg.

Soon after graduating, animal science bachelor's recipients typically make about $27,859 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in animal science from Brigham Young University - Idaho

Best Animal Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Animal Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	204	88
Colorado	190	80
Montana	134	49
Wyoming	70	59

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Rankings in Majors Related to Animal Science

One of 18 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, Animal Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Animal Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Animal Sciences, General	86

Majors Similar to Animal Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business	38
Horticulture	34
Food Science Technology	21
Soil Sciences	12
Plant Sciences	11
Agricultural Public Services	10
Agricultural Mechanization	4
Agricultural Production	2
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	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.