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2024 Best Animal Science Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges in the New England Region
375 Animal Science Degrees Awarded
$26,481 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in animal science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #92 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for animal science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 375 degrees in animal science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Animal Science School

Best Animal Science Schools in the New England Region Your choice of animal science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Animal Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Associate Degrees in Animal Science
Bachelor's Degrees in Animal Science
Master's Degrees in Animal Science
Doctor's Degrees in Animal Science

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 Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Animal Science in the New England Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the animal science degree levels they offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Animal Science

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
112 Animal Science Degrees Awarded
$25,314 Median Starting Salary

University of Connecticut is a good option for students interested in a degree in animal science. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 112 animal science students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the animal science program report average early career earnings of $25,314.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$29,600 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in animal science needs to look into University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 animal science students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the animal science degree program at University of Massachusetts Amherst earn $3,119 above the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
80 Animal Science Degrees Awarded
5.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Vermont if you wish to pursue a degree in animal science. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were approximately 80 animal science students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent data year. After graduating, animal science degree recipients generally earn around $26,969 at the beginning of their careers.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
92 Animal Science Degrees Awarded
26.1% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Rhode Island if you wish to pursue a degree in animal science. URI is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. This university ranks 4th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were roughly 92 animal science students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year. After graduation, animal science degree recipients typically make about $26,655 in their early careers.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Animal Science Degrees Awarded
22.6% Growth in Graduates

UNH is a large public university located in the small suburb of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #233 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.

There were about 31 animal science students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the animal science program state that they receive average early career wages of $26,872.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Animal Science Degrees Awarded
51.4% Growth in Graduates

UMaine is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were roughly 35 animal science students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the animal science program earn an average of $27,750 in the first couple years of working.

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Best Animal Science Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 22
Connecticut 241 112
New Hampshire 210 31
Maine 202 38
Rhode Island 200 92
Vermont 194 80

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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 372
Animal Sciences, Other 3

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Majors Similar to Animal Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 256
Agricultural Production 154
Food Science Technology 89
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 78
Horticulture 69
Plant Sciences 67
Agricultural Economics & Business 58
Animal Services 38
General Agriculture 13
Other Agriculture 3

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