Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production

STEM • Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to select, breed, care for, process, and market livestock and small farm animals. Includes instruction in basic animal science, animal nutrition, and animal health as applied to various species and breeds; design and operation of housing, feeding, and processing facilities; and related issues of safety, applicable regulations, logistics, and supply.

Numbers at a glance

593rd
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
3
Colleges offer it
175
Graduates (2018-19)
Men29%Women71%

Trends

Graduates
148159118161165301861841461421721822051991541851931751831260501001502002001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-21
Popularity Rank
Top1002003004005006007002002200420062008201020122014201620182020

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Public1Private1
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Public163Private1
Number of Colleges by Size
Very Small2Very Large1
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Texas A & M University-College Station163
Average public university graduating class: 163 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Huntington University1
Average private university graduating class: 1 students.

O's Insights on Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 93% of graduates come from public universities.
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