2025 Best Animal Science Schools in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges in the Far Western US Region
1,039Animal Science Degrees Awarded
$34,874Avg Early-Career Salary
Animal Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #92 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for animal science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,039 degrees in animal science annually.
The animal science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Animal Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for animal science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The animal science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Animal Science Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Best Schools for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the animal science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Animal Science
Any student who is interested in animal science has to take a look at University of California - Davis. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were roughly 370 animal science students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year. After graduating, animal science degree recipients generally make an average of $32,309 in the first five years of their career.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in animal science. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were about 165 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, animal science degree recipients usually earn an average of $33,879 at the beginning of their careers.
Oregon State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in animal science. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis. A Best Colleges rank of #238 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.
There were about 66 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, animal science degree recipients generally make around $32,893 in their early careers.
Washington State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in animal science. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were approximately 110 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the animal science program make an average of $31,911 for their early career.
Fresno State is a very large public university located in the large city of Fresno. This university ranks 81st out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 88 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Fresno State in the most recent data year. Those animal science students who get their degree from California State University - Fresno earn $5,437 more than the typical animal science grad.
Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Pomona. This university ranks 60th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 139 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent data year. Animal Science degree recipients from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona receive an earnings boost of around $2,475 above the typical income of animal science graduates.
Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 64th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 67 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Chico State in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, animal science degree recipients typically make around $33,387 in the first five years of their career.
UH Manoa is a large public university located in the large city of Honolulu. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were roughly 30 animal science students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, animal science degree recipients usually earn around $31,285 at the beginning of their careers.
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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The animal science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Animal Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for animal science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
