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Purdue University - Main Campus PhD in Animal Science

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Animal Sciences, General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Animal Science is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Purdue University - Main Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in animal science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Animal Science from Purdue Cost?

$9,992 Average Tuition and Fees

Purdue Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $348 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,208 $28,010
Fees $784 $784

Does Purdue Offer an Online PhD in Animal Science?

Online degrees for the Purdue animal science doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.

Purdue Doctorate Student Diversity for Animal Science

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Women
11.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 9 doctor’s degrees in animal science handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 33.3% of the animal science students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 55.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 11.1% of animal science doctor’s degree recipients at Purdue in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Animal Science Focus Areas at Purdue

Animal Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Animal Sciences, General 9

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business 8
Agricultural Public Services 6
Food Science Technology 9
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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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