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Best Schools for Animal Science in Massachusetts
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall animal science education in Massachusetts.
Top Schools in Animal Science
No school ranked higher than University Of Massachusetts Amherst this year for animal science. University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a very large public school located in the city of Amherst. About 83% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 33 animal science students who graduated with this degree at University Of Massachusetts Amherst in the most recent data year. Animal Science graduates of University Of Massachusetts Amherst earn a median of $40,008 early in their careers. University Of Massachusetts Amherst graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
Read more about the animal science program at University Of Massachusetts Amherst
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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