Animal Sciences
101 colleges offer Animal Sciences in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $38,632, from $11,265 at the lowest program to $67,323 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $29,566 on average, from $18,564 at the lowest program to $40,797 at the highest.
Is an Animal Sciences degree worth it?
Across 82 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $28,976 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $25,907 and $32,950. The median for all majors is $37,050. At the median program, graduates who borrowed owe $30,313. Debt is 1.05x first-year earnings, which ranks 112th of 147 majors, where 1st carries the least debt for the pay.
These are earnings one year after graduating, for students who received federal aid. Majors that lead to graduate school, or to careers that start slowly, look worse here than they will ten years on.
Details
- Number of Offering Colleges: 101
- Average Debt on Graduation: $38,632
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $29,566
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Institution name
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Degree type: Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, etc.
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Debt Mean
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Average federal loan debt at graduation — can be skewed by outliers, unlike the median
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Debt Median
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Median federal loan debt at graduation — the middle value, less affected by extreme outliers
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Earnings ▼
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| Massey University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of British Columbia | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Sul Ross State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Prairie View A & M University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lubbock Christian University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Abilene Christian University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Wilson College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Mount Olive | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| College of the Ozarks | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Andrews University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Louisiana Tech University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $25,286 | No data |
| Dordt University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fort Valley State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Berry College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Delaware | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Alabama A & M University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $18,564 |
| Tuskegee University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $54,358 | $20,646 |
| East Texas A&M University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $22,944 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $23,680 |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $23,845 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $48,850 | $24,130 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $31,900 | $24,323 |
| University of Idaho | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $24,875 |
| West Texas A & M University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $24,972 |
| Tarleton State University | Bachelor's Degree | $24,078 | $20,851 | $25,130 |
| Washington State University | Bachelor's Degree | $48,736 | $37,266 | $25,296 |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $67,323 | $57,874 | $25,314 |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford | Bachelor's Degree | $67,323 | $57,874 | $25,314 |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | Bachelor's Degree | $67,323 | $57,874 | $25,314 |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $67,323 | $57,874 | $25,314 |
| University of Connecticut | Bachelor's Degree | $67,323 | $57,874 | $25,314 |
| Cornell University | Bachelor's Degree | $58,325 | $38,271 | $25,436 |
| West Virginia University | Bachelor's Degree | $38,957 | $29,363 | $25,506 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Bachelor's Degree | $48,528 | $18,496 | $25,669 |
| Arkansas State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,733 |
| University of Florida | Bachelor's Degree | $33,979 | $20,365 | $25,888 |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,963 |
| Missouri State University-Springfield | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,057 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Bachelor's Degree | $18,581 | $10,000 | $26,637 |
| University of Rhode Island | Bachelor's Degree | $40,528 | $26,302 | $26,655 |
| University of Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | $26,533 | No data | $26,723 |
| University of Vermont | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $81,200 | $26,969 |
| Utah State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,412 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Bachelor's Degree | $35,855 | $23,947 | $27,528 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,580 |
| University of Maine | Bachelor's Degree | $23,509 | No data | $27,750 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $43,139 | $27,809 |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,859 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,918 |
| Clemson University | Bachelor's Degree | $40,275 | $30,313 | $27,954 |
| University of California-Davis | Bachelor's Degree | $38,243 | $23,865 | $27,988 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $50,238 | $27,992 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Bachelor's Degree | $32,052 | $19,137 | $28,025 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $28,190 |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $28,220 |
| Mississippi State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $21,981 | $28,700 |
| University of Kentucky | Bachelor's Degree | $63,502 | $64,789 | $29,252 |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,345 |
| Oregon State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,345 |
| Texas Tech University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,416 |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | Bachelor's Degree | $33,091 | $26,834 | $29,472 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,600 |
| University of Arkansas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $26,880 | $30,240 |
| Montana State University | Bachelor's Degree | $33,540 | No data | $30,328 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor's Degree | $39,971 | $36,997 | $30,350 |
| Stephen F Austin State University | Bachelor's Degree | $20,050 | No data | $30,785 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Bachelor's Degree | $35,953 | $34,417 | $31,223 |
| California State University-Chico | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,307 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,365 |
| Delaware Valley University | Bachelor's Degree | $66,508 | $67,318 | $31,543 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $29,974 | $31,682 |
| Sam Houston State University | Bachelor's Degree | $27,128 | $23,347 | $31,802 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | Bachelor's Degree | $41,264 | $35,253 | $32,078 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $31,948 | $22,216 | $32,152 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $47,648 | $32,233 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Bachelor's Degree | $31,591 | $27,310 | $32,644 |
| University of Georgia | Bachelor's Degree | $29,699 | $18,300 | $33,052 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,090 |
| University of Wyoming | Bachelor's Degree | $37,813 | No data | $33,342 |
| Texas State University | Bachelor's Degree | $24,685 | $24,203 | $33,765 |
| Kansas State University | Bachelor's Degree | $42,647 | $34,704 | $33,928 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Bachelor's Degree | $34,683 | $23,510 | $33,990 |
| Angelo State University | Bachelor's Degree | $11,265 | No data | $34,118 |
| Michigan State University | Bachelor's Degree | $44,980 | $40,159 | $34,232 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $33,641 | $26,622 | $34,236 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,068 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | Bachelor's Degree | $41,454 | No data | $35,248 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,454 |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls | Bachelor's Degree | $17,512 | $15,478 | $35,523 |
| Iowa State University | Bachelor's Degree | $31,690 | $22,143 | $35,828 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $41,789 | $35,832 |
| The University of Findlay | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $41,440 | $35,940 |
| California State University-Fresno | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,992 |
| Auburn University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $37,905 |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Bachelor's Degree | $24,402 | No data | $38,120 |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $39,654 |
| South Dakota State University | Bachelor's Degree | $17,369 | No data | $40,797 |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Unity Environmental University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |