Animal Sciences

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2017

7,156

growing 0.874%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$7,201

growing 1.45%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$30,905

growing 7.95%

Average Wage

$70,998

declining 2.98%

People in Workforce

531,117

growing 3.71%

Average Employee Age

43.8

growing 0.00974%

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The locations with the highest concentration of Animal Sciences degree recipients are University of California-Davis, CA, Ames, IA, and Manhattan, KS. The locations with a relatively high number of Animal Sciences degree recipients are New Britain, PA, Cobleskill, NY, and Tuskegee, AL. The most common degree awarded to students studying Animal Sciences is a bachelors degree.

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Agriculture

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Animal Sciences and the types of students that study this field. University of California-Davis awards the most degrees in Animal Sciences in the US, but Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute and Delaware Valley University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Animal Sciences.

Tuition costs for Animal Sciences majors are, on average, $7,201 for in-state public colleges, and $30,905 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Animal Sciences programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (83 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (6,548 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Animal Sciences

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Animal Sciences, is Public, 4-year or above (6,548 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Animal Sciences programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,201

Median In-State Public

$30,905

Median Out of State Private

University of California-Davis has the most Animal Sciences degree recipients, with 252 degrees awarded in 2017.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Animal Sciences programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute and Delaware Valley University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Animal Sciences, with 19.7% and 16.6%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Animal Sciences

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Animal Sciences by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Animal Sciences.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Agriculture graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Agriculture majors is $70,998 and the most common occupations are Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers, Other managers, and Veterinarians.

The industry that employs the most Agriculture majors is Farming, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Offices of dentists.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Animal Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Agriculture.

$70,998

Average Wage in Workforce

± $2,305

2.98%

1 Year Growth

± 4.83%

The average salary for Agriculture majors is $70,998 and the most common occupations are Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers, Other managers, and Veterinarians.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Agriculture majors.

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± 17,861

3.71%

1 Year Growth

± 4.63%

The number of Agriculture graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.71%, from 512,133 in 2017 to 531,117 in 2018.

The industry which employs the most Agriculture graduates by share is Farming, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Agriculture.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Animal Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Agriculture.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Agriculture majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Agriculture majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Agriculture in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Agriculture is 43.8, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Agriculture degrees, and White students earn the majority (5,405) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Animal Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Agriculture.

43.8

Average Age in 2018

± 0.478 Years

0.00974%

1 Year Change

± 1.53%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Agriculture. The most common ages of employees with this major are 24 and 26 years old, which represent 3.44% and 3.07% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Animal Sciences are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Animal Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Agriculture.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Agriculture are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (78.2%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Animal Sciences.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
5,405 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
679 degrees awarded
Black or African American
242 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Animal Sciences for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Female
3,693 degrees awarded
White Male
911 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
489 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Animal Sciences. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Animal Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Agriculture.

Most Common Countries of Origin

China
7,003 degree recipients
Mexico
5,407 degree recipients
India
4,429 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Egypt
4.55 times more than expected
Albania
4.37 times more than expected
Taiwan
3.95 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Egypt that hold Agriculture degrees (4.55 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is China (7,003 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Animal Sciences field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Animal Sciences majors need many skills, but most especially Instructing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Animal Sciences majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, and Science.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Animal Sciences majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Instructing, Speaking, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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