2025 Best Animal Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
8Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
433Animal 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 looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Animal Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 433 degrees in animal science annually.
Your choice of animal science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Rocky Mountains Region.
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Best Schools for Animal Science in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Animal Science
It is hard to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a degree in animal science. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 101 animal science students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the animal science program make an average of $36,111 in their early career salary.
College of Southern Idaho is a great option for students interested in a degree in animal science. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Twin Falls. This college ranks 9th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 13 animal science students who graduated with this degree at College of Southern Idaho in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Idaho is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in animal science. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 52 animal science students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the animal science program make an average of $36,486 in their early career salary.
It's difficult to beat University of Wyoming if you want to pursue a degree in animal science. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #841 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW is a great university overall.
There were roughly 58 animal science students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the animal science program make an average of $34,875 in their early career salary.
USU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Logan. A Best Colleges rank of #503 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 71 animal science students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the animal science program earn an average of $30,774 in their early career salary.
MSU Bozeman is a large public university located in the city of Bozeman. A Best Colleges rank of #614 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 animal science students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the animal science program make an average of $30,220 in the first couple years of working.
BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Rexburg. This university ranks 5th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 40 animal science students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the animal science program state that they receive average early career earnings of $25,661.
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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Your choice of animal science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
