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 Nebraska to review for the 2025 Best Animal Science Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Associate Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
The animal science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Animal Science Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska.
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It is hard to beat Northeast Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in animal science. Northeast is a medium-sized public college located in the town of Norfolk.
Students who graduate with their associate from the animal science program state that they receive 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).
