Dairy Science
A program that focuses on the application of biological and chemical principles to the production and management of dairy animals and the production and handling of dairy products. Includes instruction in animal sciences, nutrition sciences, food science and technology, biochemistry, and related aspects of human and animal health and safety.
Degree Statistics
This program is offered at 15 institutions across the United States, with a total of 478 degrees awarded annually.
Certificates Below Bachelor's
18
certificates awarded
Associate Degrees
24
degrees awarded
Bachelor's Degrees
100
degrees awarded
Master's Degrees
8
degrees awarded
Doctoral Degrees
4
degrees awarded
Other Awards
324
awards given
Top Schools for Dairy Science
These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.
| Rank | Institution | Degrees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI | 106 |
| 2 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | 69 |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI | 63 |
| 4 | South Dakota State University Brookings, SD | 57 |
| 5 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA | 39 |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | 36 |
| 7 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM | 30 |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI | 18 |
| 9 | SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY | 15 |
| 10 | University of Georgia Athens, GA | 9 |
| 11 | SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY | 9 |
| 12 | Iowa State University Ames, IA | 9 |
| 13 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | 6 |
| 14 | Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA | 6 |
| 15 | Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH | 6 |