Ranked #106 in popularity, animal sciences, general is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 82 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for animal sciences, general students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 7,530 degrees in animal sciences, general to qualified students.
Your choice of animal sciences, general school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Animal Sciences, General School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Best Schools for Animal Sciences, General in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the animal science degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in animal sciences, general. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 327 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Iowa State University if you wish to pursue a degree in animal sciences, general. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 250 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in animal sciences, general needs to take a look at Cornell University. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 84 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of California - Davis if you want to pursue a degree in animal sciences, general. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were roughly 349 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh. This university ranks 4th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 248 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 174 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 131 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Brookings. This university ranks 3rd out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were approximately 105 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly 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 32 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 116 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
K -State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. This university ranks 2nd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 260 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 76 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 167 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were roughly 162 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.
Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. This university ranks 1st out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 153 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 149 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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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Your choice of animal sciences, general school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Animal Sciences, General School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
