If you plan on majoring in animal science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #92 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
There was only one school in New Jersey to review for the 2025 Best Animal Science Schools in New Jersey ranking.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Animal Science Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of animal science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you wish to pursue a degree in animal science. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.
Students who receive their degree from the animal science program earn about $33,926 in their early career salary.
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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