Animal Sciences at Utah State University

Logan, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 71 graduates a year

$30,774
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$39,041
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$49,634
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#76 of 78
Rank by pay
#78 of 78
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,549
Median federal debt

Utah State University graduates in animal sciences earn 21% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 40% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Utah State 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
…
73Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX$41,105$41,792#74$27,101
74University of Idaho Moscow, ID$40,935$43,529#65$36,486
75Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL$39,949$45,346#58$24,211
76Utah State University Logan, UT$39,041$37,002#78$30,774
77New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$36,858$42,676#72$28,475
78Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA$36,769$42,563#73$21,958

Other Majors at Utah State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$111,527—#72 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$110,414$71,335#79 of 459
Air Transportation$103,989$33,142#3 of 52
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,576$74,055#198 of 258
Physics$93,461—#16 of 107
Public Health$93,161$76,451#2 of 215
Mechanical Engineering$89,901$69,406#194 of 318
Information Science/Studies$88,289$61,896#46 of 148
Marketing$87,905$54,562#37 of 516
Accounting and Related Services$87,050$57,481#148 of 796
Statistics$86,262$45,240#27 of 50
Civil Engineering$85,815$68,025#107 of 233
Economics$85,136$60,472#136 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,633$61,371#145 of 452
International Business$83,992$65,745#28 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,875$54,387#141 of 1176
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$78,233$52,951#6 of 9
Apparel and Textiles$74,686$51,221#4 of 57
Special Education and Teaching$74,535$61,474#2 of 177
Political Science and Government$70,711$38,317#116 of 565
Engineering-Related Fields$66,613$54,059#33 of 33
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$65,486—
Landscape Architecture$64,621—#14 of 19
Design and Applied Arts$64,175$52,431#50 of 299
Journalism$61,724$41,431#37 of 187
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$61,674$32,741#96 of 178
Agricultural Production Operations$61,639$47,297#5 of 14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,940—#22 of 137
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,711$39,870#62 of 207
Communication and Media Studies$58,672$37,574#201 of 660

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Utah State University animal sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,774 one year after graduating and $39,041 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Utah State University rank for animal sciences?

Among 78 colleges reporting earnings for animal sciences graduates, Utah State University ranks #76 by median pay four years after graduation, and #78 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is animal sciences at Utah State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 21% less than the national median for animal sciences ($49,634), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,549.

← All data for Utah State 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.