2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the Great Lakes Region

A doctor's degree in animal science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #87 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the most popular for animal science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 doctor's degrees in animal science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Animal Science School for Your Doctor's Degree

The animal science doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality animal science program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for animal science.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Animal Science in the Great Lakes Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Animal Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in animal science. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in animal science in Illinois.

There were roughly 11 animal science students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in animal science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Purdue University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in animal science. Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in animal science in Indiana.

There were roughly 9 animal science individuals who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in animal science from Purdue University - Main Campus

3

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WI

#1 Best Quality In WI

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in animal science has to look into University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in animal science in Wisconsin.

There were roughly 7 animal science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in animal science from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Michigan State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in animal science. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in animal science in Michigan.

There were roughly 6 animal science individuals who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in animal science from Michigan State University

5

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in animal science in Ohio.

There were approximately 3 animal science individuals who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in animal science from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular animal science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	13
Michigan	149	5
Ohio	144	2
Indiana	130	7
Wisconsin	104	4

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Animal Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 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	33
Dairy Science	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Animal Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business	40
Food Science Technology	30
Soil Sciences	23
Plant Sciences	20
Agricultural Production	6
Agricultural Public Services	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.