2025 Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges in the Far Western US Region
1,000Animal Science Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in animal sciences, general, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #106 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for animal sciences, general students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,000 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for animal sciences, general schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Animal Sciences, General in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the animal science degree levels they offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Animal Science
University of California - Davis is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in animal sciences, general. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were approximately 349 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in animal sciences, general. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
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.
Oregon State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in animal sciences, general. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis. A Best Colleges rank of #238 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 66 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year.
Washington State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in animal sciences, general. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were about 110 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.
Fresno State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Fresno. This university ranks 81st out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 88 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Fresno State in the most recent data year.
Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public university located in the suburb of Pomona. This university ranks 60th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 139 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 64th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 67 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Chico State in the most recent data year.
UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Honolulu. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were about 30 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for animal sciences, general schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
