by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Virginia Tech. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in animal science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Virginia Tech paid an average of $1,534 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $761 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,701 | $27,614 |
| Fees | $2,329 | $2,933 |
Online degrees for the Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech Online Learning page.
About 71.4% of the students who received their PhD in animal science in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55.5%.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Virginia Tech in animal science at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Animal Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Animal Sciences, General | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to animal science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Plant Sciences | 17 |
*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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