2025 Best Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Animal Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #92 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for animal science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 doctor's degrees in animal science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of animal science students who choose to seek a doctor'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for animal science to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized animal science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for animal science students working on their doctor'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 Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Animal Science in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in animal science.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Animal Science

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

19 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in animal science. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in animal science from University of Georgia

2

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

11 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in animal science. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in animal science from Virginia Tech

Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	8
Virginia	127	10
Georgia	126	10
North Carolina	115	5
Mississippi	113	0
Louisiana	103	0
Tennessee	102	2
Alabama	98	2
Kentucky	87	1
Arkansas	58	9
West Virginia	49	2

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Animal Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 18 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, Animal Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Animal Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Animal Sciences, General	52
Poultry Science	16

Majors Similar to Animal Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Veterinary Medicine	1,031
Plant Sciences	101
Food Science Technology	40
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	40
Agricultural Production	17
Agricultural Public Services	9
General Agriculture	8
Agricultural Economics & Business	6
Soil Sciences	6

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.