2025 Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in Missouri
3Colleges in Missouri
188Animal Science Degrees Awarded
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.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 188 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.
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 Missouri 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 Missouri
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.
It is hard to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you wish to pursue a degree in animal sciences, general. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were about 98 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.
Northwest Missouri State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in animal sciences, general. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 20th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 16 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Northwest in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in animal sciences, general needs to check out Missouri State University - Springfield. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 64 animal sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.
Animal Sciences, General is one of 7 different types of Animal Science programs to choose from.
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).
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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.
