Bachelor's · Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary Science and Related Fields

Animal Sciences (Bachelor's): earnings by school

82 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$37,728
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$49,225
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,634
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 79 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $45,959 and $53,226. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Georgia GA$36,670$61,176$20,000
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$37,724$59,543$21,500
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$41,283$57,605$18,869
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$40,587$57,324$15,000
University of Maryland-College Park MD$35,683$56,248$18,419
University of Arkansas AR$32,226$56,136$19,196
Texas Tech University TX$37,862$55,753$20,326
Stephen F Austin State University TX$38,424$54,984—
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$40,627$54,805$15,000
Michigan State University MI$38,523$54,751$20,954
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$39,300$54,509$20,034
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$43,099$54,089$19,250
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$35,823$53,971$15,000
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$40,423$53,934$21,149
University of Kentucky KY$35,464$53,918$20,500
South Dakota State University SD$47,175$53,784$20,500
California State University-Fresno CA$38,061$53,579$13,000
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI$49,201$53,530$19,500
Northwest Missouri State University MO$50,046$53,418$17,187
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$38,582$53,226$19,000
Auburn University AL$35,967$53,117$19,250
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$39,083$53,017$13,000
Cornell University NY$38,582$52,967$11,146
Mississippi State University MS$35,740$52,755$23,531
West Virginia University WV$33,202$52,548$19,500
Iowa State University IA$44,561$51,644$20,000
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$41,907$51,271$18,251
Texas State University TX$32,035$51,157$21,305
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND$46,037$50,975$20,500
Kansas State University KS$42,495$50,941$19,250
University of Maine ME$37,554$50,825$25,500
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$40,145$50,769$20,183
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill NY$41,167$50,491$19,500
University of Rhode Island RI$37,733$50,203$19,500
University of Delaware DE$36,986$49,999$25,000
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$42,284$49,772$21,500
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$42,284$49,772$21,500
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$32,720$49,656$15,155
Sam Houston State University TX$36,599$49,636$20,073
Delaware Valley University PA$42,612$49,225$25,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$44,305$49,193$17,812
University of Wyoming WY$38,744$49,092$20,361
University of Wisconsin-River Falls WI$40,429$48,680$19,500
California State University-Chico CA$40,373$48,474$15,419
University of Vermont VT$38,741$48,468$20,500
University of California-Davis CA$37,118$48,441$12,860
North Carolina A & T State University NC$33,727$48,155$26,400
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$34,396$48,026$15,791
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$36,228$47,983$19,500
Clemson University SC$33,160$47,853$17,050
University of Florida FL$32,651$47,724$14,000
University of Connecticut CT$40,023$47,577$21,500
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$40,023$47,577$21,500
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$40,023$47,577$21,500
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$40,023$47,577$21,500
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$40,023$47,577$21,500
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$34,859$47,224$20,500
The University of Findlay OH$42,646$46,977$24,198
Montana State University MT$33,494$46,313$25,000
Oregon State University OR$35,722$45,959$15,000
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$35,722$45,959$15,000
Angelo State University TX$35,552$45,758$14,625
University of Arizona AZ$37,219$45,548$18,642
Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX$28,726$44,214$22,927
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$33,612$43,797$18,593
Tarleton State University TX$35,348$43,185$20,500
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI—$42,671$20,500
College of the Ozarks MO—$42,296—
Middle Tennessee State University TN$37,434$41,965$22,171
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$34,833$41,932$19,500
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$34,353$41,658$14,000
Washington State University WA$37,882$41,634$19,767
East Texas A&M University TX$33,490$41,105$17,075
University of Idaho ID$36,288$40,935$20,000
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$40,623—$26,962
Tuskegee University AL$27,259$39,949$26,500
Utah State University UT$33,277$39,041$13,250
University of Minnesota-Crookston MN$39,001—$22,500
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR$18,170$37,629$9,625
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM$32,943$36,858$13,000
Louisiana Tech University LA$26,449$36,769$25,000
Brigham Young University-Idaho ID$28,382—$12,336