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

Animal Sciences, General is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #67 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 264 bachelor's degrees in animal sciences, general during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Animal Sciences, General School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of animal sciences, general for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality animal science program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The animal science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Animal Science

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

205 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in animal sciences, general has to check out North Carolina State University. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.More information about a bachelor’s in animal sciences, general from North Carolina State University

2

North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

47 Annual Graduates

North Carolina A & T State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in animal sciences, general. NC A&T is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Greensboro.More information about a bachelor’s in animal sciences, general from North Carolina A & T State University

3

University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC

12 Annual Graduates

University of Mount Olive is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in animal sciences, general. Located in the rural area of Mount Olive, UMO is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in animal sciences, general from University of Mount Olive

Best Animal Sciences, General Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Animal Sciences, General Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	144
Tennessee	460	151
Georgia	453	89
Virginia	421	152
South Carolina	370	125
Kentucky	331	57
Alabama	320	179
Louisiana	306	112
Arkansas	294	79
Mississippi	275	68
West Virginia	223	105

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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.

Majors Similar to Animal Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Poultry Science	28
Animal Sciences, Other	12

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.