2025 Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor's Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in animal sciences, general, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #120 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 158 doctor's degrees in animal sciences, general to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on animal sciences, general students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of animal sciences, general students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized animal sciences, general related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for animal sciences, general students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Animal Sciences, General Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Animal Sciences, General in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in animal sciences, general.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Animal Science

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is a good option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in animal sciences, general. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a doctorate in animal sciences, general from University of Georgia

2

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in animal sciences, general needs to check out Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.More information about a doctorate in animal sciences, general from Virginia Tech

Animal Sciences, General by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Animal Sciences, General Related Rankings by Major

Animal Sciences, General is one of 7 different types of Animal Science programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Poultry Science	22
Agricultural Animal Breeding	5
Animal Nutrition	5
Dairy Science	4

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.