When it comes to popularity, dairy science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #817 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for dairy science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 84 degrees in dairy science to qualified students.
The dairy science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Dairy Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Dairy Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Dairy Science Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of dairy science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in dairy science. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 dairy science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in dairy science. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 26 dairy science students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent year we have data available.
Northcentral Technical College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in dairy science. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Wausau. This college ranks 17th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 15 dairy science students who graduated with this degree at North Central Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The dairy science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Dairy Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Dairy Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
