Animal Training

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

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to teach and exercise animals for leisure, sport, show, and professional purposes. Includes instruction in animal psychology, health, and safety; human-animal interaction; learning and behavior styles associated with different breeds and species; and the technical and pedagogical aspects of training animals for such specific functions as obedient household pets, performing show animals, animal athletes, caregiving (e.g., seeing-eye dogs), search and rescue, and police/security work.

Numbers at a glance

909th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
2
Colleges offer it
13
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
0
Women
13

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Bergin University of Canine Studies7
Saint Francis University6
Average private university graduating class: 7 students.

O's Insights on Animal Training

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • Relatively newly introduced major