You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in animal services. It is ranked #271 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Animal Services Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 979 degrees in animal services annually.
Your choice of animal services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Animal Services School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Best Schools for Animal Services in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the animal services degrees they offer, see the list below.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in animal services. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 75 animal services students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year. Animal Services degree recipients from Colorado State University - Fort Collins get an earnings boost of around $7,458 over the typical earnings of animal services majors.
The University of Findlay is a good choice for students interested in a degree in animal services. Located in the distant town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #835 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Findlay is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 animal services students who graduated with this degree at Findlay in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the animal services program state that they receive average early career income of $22,211.
It is hard to beat North Shore Community College if you want to pursue a degree in animal services. North Shore Community College is a small public college located in the suburb of Danvers. A Best Colleges rank of #554 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means North Shore Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 31 animal services students who graduated with this degree at North Shore Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Cobleskill is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in animal services. Located in the town of Cobleskill, SUNY Cobleskill is a public school with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1083 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SUNY Cobleskill is a great school overall.
There were roughly 23 animal services students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cobleskill in the most recent data year.
Morrisville State College is a small public college located in the rural area of Morrisville. This college ranks 114th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 28 animal services students who graduated with this degree at Morrisville State College in the most recent data year.
Asbury is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Wilmore. This university ranks 11th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 7 animal services students who graduated with this degree at Asbury in the most recent year we have data available.
Centenary is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hackettstown. A Best Colleges rank of #839 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Centenary is a great university overall.
There were about 26 animal services students who graduated with this degree at Centenary in the most recent year we have data available. Those animal services students who get their degree from Centenary University make $9,681 more than the average animal services graduate.
Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 77th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 20 animal services students who graduated with this degree at West Texas A&M University in the most recent year we have data available. Those animal services students who get their degree from West Texas A&M University receive $6,939 more than the standard animal services grad.
Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 13 animal services students who graduated with this degree at William Woods in the most recent data year. Those animal services students who get their degree from William Woods University earn $6,122 more than the average animal services grad.
Midway is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Midway. This university ranks 31st out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 19 animal services students who graduated with this degree at Midway in the most recent year we have data available. Those animal services students who get their degree from Midway University receive $9,273 more than the standard animal services graduate.
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).
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Your choice of animal services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Animal Services School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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