2025 Best Animal Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to popularity, an associate degree in animal science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #144 out of 328 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for animal science students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 78 associate degrees in animal science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on animal science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other animal science students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt animal science students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Animal Science Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Animal Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Animal Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for animal science students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Animal Science

1

College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, ID

15 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat College of Southern Idaho if you wish to pursue an associate degree in animal science. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Twin Falls.More information about a associate in animal science from College of Southern Idaho

2

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID

13 Annual Graduates

College of Western Idaho is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in animal science. CWI is a large public college located in the rural area of Nampa.More information about a associate in animal science from College of Western Idaho

Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	147	9
Idaho	143	24
Wyoming	128	36
Montana	92	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Animal Science

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

Animal Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Animal Sciences, General	76
Livestock Management	2

Majors Similar to Animal Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	203
Agricultural Economics & Business	123
General Agriculture	86
Animal Services	57
Agricultural Production	41
Horticulture	33
Plant Sciences	27
Agricultural Mechanization	9
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	9
Food Science Technology	5

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.