2025 Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in animal sciences, general, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #67 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of animal sciences, general. Combined, these schools handed out 172 bachelor's degrees in animal sciences, general to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to animal sciences, general students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of animal sciences, general students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized animal sciences, general related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Animal Sciences, General in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in animal sciences, general.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Animal Science

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

143 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in animal sciences, general. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in animal sciences, general from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Southern Illinois University Carbondale if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in animal sciences, general. SIUC is a large public university located in the town of Carbondale.More information about a bachelor’s in animal sciences, general from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Animal Sciences, General Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	163
Ohio	612	199
Indiana	535	185
Wisconsin	435	218

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to Animal Science

One of 7 majors within the Animal Science area of study, Animal Sciences, General has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.