2025 Best Animal Science Schools in Nebraska

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Animal Science Schools in Nebraska ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 130 degrees in animal science to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Animal Science Schools List

Animal Science Rankings by Degree Level

The animal science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Animal Science Schools in Nebraska. 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 Nebraska

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 Nebraska Schools in Animal Science

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

121 Animal Science Degrees Awarded

2.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in animal science needs to take a look at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lincoln.

Animal Science degree recipients from University of Nebraska - Lincoln get an earnings boost of around $4,190 over the typical earnings of animal science majors.

More information about a degree in animal science from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Northeast Community College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in animal science. Northeast is a medium-sized public college located in the remote town of Norfolk.More information about a degree in animal science from Northeast Community College

Best Animal Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Animal Science Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	284	131
Missouri	283	172
Kansas	266	248
Iowa	264	235
North Dakota	210	40
South Dakota	204	134

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Animal Science Related Rankings by Major

Animal Science is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Animal Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Animal Sciences, General	128
Animal Health	2

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Majors Similar to Animal Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business	339
Plant Sciences	137
Other Agriculture	81
Agricultural Production	77
General Agriculture	61
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	51
Food Science Technology	48
Horticulture	43
Agricultural Mechanization	22
Agricultural Public Services	11

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Billy Hathorn.

More about our data sources and methodologies.