If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in animal science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #92 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
There was only one school in the Southwest Region to review for the 2025 Best Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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It is difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in animal science. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Students who graduate with their doctorate from the animal science program report average early career wages of $75,454.
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).
