Animal Science is about average in terms of popularity for associate degrees programs. That is, it ranks #144 out of the 328 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Animal Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 associate degrees in animal science during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Early-Career Earnings
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to animal science students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of animal science students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for animal science to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized animal science related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for animal science students working on their associate degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Animal Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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It's difficult to beat Harcum College if you want to pursue an associate degree in animal science. Located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr, Harcum College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Associate graduates who receive their degree from the animal science program make around $27,932 for their early career.
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).
