Best Schools for Animal Sciences
Animal Sciences graduates earn a median of $48,965 within four years of graduating, ranking #227 out of 283 tracked majors — 22% below the median across all fields. There are 89 colleges nationwide with tracked earnings for this major, producing 6,222 recent graduates.
Where you study matters: University of Georgia graduates earn $61,176 while Louisiana Tech University graduates earn $36,769 — a $24,407 difference. Factors like location, employer networks, co-op programs, and curriculum focus drive this gap. Across all fields, though, which major you pick separates earnings more than which college does.
Early career salary growth is modest: Animal Sciences graduates see an average 0% increase between year 1 and year 2 post-graduation, reflecting career advancement and skill development in the first years after college.
Public vs Private: Animal Sciences
Public schools produce comparable or higher early earnings for Animal Sciences, often at lower tuition — making them strong value options for this major.
Animal Sciences by State
Also by state: Alabama, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee
Top Animal Sciences Schools by Graduate Earnings
University of Georgia
Athens, GA · Public
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · Public
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · Public
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX · Public
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD · Public
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · Public
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX · Public
Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX · Public
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · Public
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ · Public
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · Public
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK · Public
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · Public
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · Public
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD · Public
California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA · Public
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Platteville, WI · Public
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO · Public
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC · Public
Auburn University
Auburn, AL · Public
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA · Public
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS · Public
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV · Public
Iowa State University
Ames, IA · Public
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · Public
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX · Public
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND · Public
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS · Public
University of Maine
Orono, ME · Public
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH · Public
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY · Public
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI · Public
University of Delaware
Newark, DE · Public
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA · Public
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN · Public
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX · Public
Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, PA · Private
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE · Public
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY · Public
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, WI · Public
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA · Public
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT · Public
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA · Public
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC · Public
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO · Public
Clemson University
Clemson, SC · Public
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median 2 years after graduation for bachelor's degree holders, from the field-of-study file last updated June 2026. Institution-level figures elsewhere on the site come from the June 2026 release — Scorecard publishes the two separately.
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