2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the Southwest 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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in animal science matters. 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 Southwest 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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Animal Science Schools

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for animal science.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Animal Science in the Southwest 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

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

25 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in animal science. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in animal science in Texas.

There were roughly 25 animal science individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in animal science from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Texas Tech University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in animal science. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in animal science in Texas.

There were approximately 12 animal science individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in animal science from Texas Tech University

3

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OK

#1 Best Quality In OK

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in animal science needs to look into Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU 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 Oklahoma.

There were roughly 4 animal science individuals who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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

4

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Arizona if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in animal science. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in animal science in Arizona.

There were roughly 3 animal science students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in animal science from University of Arizona

5

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NM

#1 Best Quality In NM

Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly 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 New Mexico.

There were about 1 animal science individuals who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular animal science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	161	23
Arizona	117	0
Oklahoma	89	5
New Mexico	54	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Animal Science

Animal Science is one of 16 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Animal Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Animal Sciences, General	25
Poultry Science	10
Agricultural Animal Breeding	6
Animal Nutrition	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Animal Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences	41
Agricultural Economics & Business	31
Soil Sciences	8
Food Science Technology	6
Agricultural Public Services	4
General Agriculture	2

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.