If you plan on majoring in animal science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #92 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 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Animal Science Schools in Ohio ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 260 degrees in animal science to qualified students.
The animal science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Animal Science rankings. For our Best Overall Animal Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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 Animal Science Schools in Ohio 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 animal science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Ohio State University - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in animal science. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus.
There were roughly 156 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, animal science degree recipients usually earn about $34,337 in their early careers.
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a good decision for students interested in a degree in animal science. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small public university located in the distant town of Wooster.
There were roughly 41 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in the most recent data year. Animal Science degree recipients from Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute earn a boost of approximately $4,869 above the typical income of animal science majors.
The University of Findlay is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in animal science. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.
There were roughly 32 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Findlay in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, animal science degree recipients usually make about $34,595 in their early careers.
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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