2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Animal Science in Illinois

Animal Science is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #149 out of the 326 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Animal Science in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 29 master's degrees in animal science to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Animal Science Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for animal science.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Animal Science in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in animal science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Animal Science Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

26 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in animal science. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in animal science in Illinois. More information about a master’s in animal science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale if you want to pursue a master's degree in animal science. SIUC is a large public university located in the small city of Carbondale. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in animal science in Illinois. More information about a master’s in animal science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Animal Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Animal Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	203	3
Ohio	195	6
Indiana	181	9
Wisconsin	166	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Animal Science

One of 16 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	29

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science Technology	75
Plant Sciences	25
Agricultural Economics & Business	19
General Agriculture	4
Agricultural Production	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.