2025 Best Animal Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
7Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
609Animal 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.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of animal science. Combined, these schools handed out 609 degrees in animal science to qualified students.
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.
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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Animal Science in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Animal Science
It's difficult to beat Cornell University if you wish to pursue a degree in animal science. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 84 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, animal science degree recipients usually earn an average of $36,204 in their early careers.
University of Maryland - College Park is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in animal science. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 75 animal science students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the animal science program at University of Maryland - College Park get $5,335 above the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in animal science. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were approximately 76 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, animal science degree recipients typically earn an average of $33,926 in the first five years of their career.
Delaware Valley University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in animal science. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Doylestown. This university ranks 71st out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 71 animal science students who graduated with this degree at DelVal in the most recent year we have data available. Those animal science students who get their degree from Delaware Valley University earn $3,504 more than the typical animal science student.
UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 3 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were roughly 33 animal science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Cobleskill, SUNY Cobleskill is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 97th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 115 animal science students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cobleskill in the most recent year we have data available. Those animal science students who get their degree from SUNY Cobleskill earn $2,194 more than the average animal science graduate.
Located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr, Harcum College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 24th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 6 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Harcum College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the animal science program report average early career earnings of $27,932.
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.
