Animal Sciences at Clemson University

Clemson, SC · Bachelor's Degree · about 109 graduates a year

$28,942
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$47,853
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$49,634
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#49 of 78
Rank by pay
#22 of 78
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

Clemson University graduates in animal sciences earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 45% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Clemson University Compares for Animal Sciences

All 78 colleges reporting animal sciences earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Georgia Athens, GA$61,176$63,330#3$31,769
2University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$59,543$52,434#25$40,008
3University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$57,605$59,941#8$44,354
4Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$57,324$58,282#9$35,582
5University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$56,248$49,364#45$40,209
6University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$56,136$66,152#1$32,417
7Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$55,753$56,684#15$34,933
8Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$54,984$55,903#16$31,059
9California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$54,805$49,869#41$33,879
10Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$54,751$57,729#12$41,292
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46North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC$48,155$51,677#27$35,686
47University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$48,026$47,185#51$30,187
48University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$47,983$51,448#28$34,678
49Clemson University Clemson, SC$47,853$53,062#22$28,942
50University of Florida Gainesville, FL$47,724$50,796#31$31,294
51University of Connecticut Storrs, CT$47,577$42,835#67$37,712
52University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT$47,577$42,835#68$37,712

Other Majors at Clemson University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Information Science/Studies$105,646$76,549#9 of 148
Computer Engineering$102,762$77,672#108 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$101,301$73,374#110 of 459
Construction Management$98,726$73,987#15 of 57
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,446$77,925#162 of 258
Engineering-Related Fields$94,449$68,904#10 of 33
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,705$65,110#61 of 118
Industrial Engineering$92,491$74,709#67 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,098$75,951#116 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$91,269$58,876#100 of 452
Mechanical Engineering$91,028$73,220#164 of 318
Agricultural Engineering$88,338—#7 of 26
Materials Engineering$85,883$69,763#27 of 34
Civil Engineering$84,873$69,386#121 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$84,458$56,419#189 of 796
Mathematics$82,450$47,529#70 of 309
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$81,714$68,363#23 of 46
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$81,526$30,265#4 of 49
Marketing$81,109$47,606#68 of 516
Economics$79,468$45,075#185 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,491$74,206#895 of 966
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$72,010$32,180#17 of 61
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$71,968$43,318#34 of 178
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$70,584$39,209#20 of 225
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,059$47,260#374 of 1176
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$69,274$42,244—
Chemistry$67,996—#92 of 209
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$67,102$43,505#9 of 137
Agricultural Business and Management$67,050$49,714#29 of 77
Design and Applied Arts$66,150$46,689#39 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Clemson University animal sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $28,942 one year after graduating and $47,853 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Clemson University rank for animal sciences?

Among 78 colleges reporting earnings for animal sciences graduates, Clemson University ranks #49 by median pay four years after graduation, and #22 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is animal sciences at Clemson University worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for animal sciences ($49,634), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

← All data for Clemson University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.