Animal Science isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #144 in popularity out of 328 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
There was only one school in the Plains States Region to review for the 2025 Best Animal Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Associate Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Animal Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Northeast Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in animal science. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Students who graduate with their associate from the animal science program report average early career wages of $35,931.
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).
