by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in agricultural animal breeding, take a look at other closely related fields of study. Below you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of agricultural animal breeding, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Range Science and Management | 4 | 153 |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 3 | 1,201 |
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | 3 | 841 |
| Apiculture | 3 | — |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General | 3 | 2,270 |
| Crop Production | 3 | 516 |
| Farm/Farm and Ranch Management | 3 | 668 |
| Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management | 3 | 458 |
| Horticultural Science | 3 | 903 |
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | 3 | 166 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Animal Sciences, General | 7,535 |
| Animal Sciences, Other | 249 |
| Poultry Science | 161 |
| Dairy Science | 154 |
| Animal Health | 137 |
| Livestock Management | 41 |
| Animal Nutrition | 5 |
Part of the broader field of Animal Sciences, agricultural animal breeding sits alongside related programs in that field.
More about our data sources and methodologies.