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# Best Animal Sciences Programs in Texas (2026)

Updated September 30, 2026

Part of [Best Agriculture Colleges in Texas](/rankings/best-agriculture-colleges-in-texas/)

This page ranks the 9 Animal Sciences programs in Texas by the median earnings of Animal Sciences graduates four years after completing. [Texas A&M University-College Station](/school/texas-am-university-college-station/majors/) leads the list with median earnings of $57,324 for its graduates four years after completing.

Across the listed programs, the median figure is $49,636, with a spread of $16,219 from a high of $57,324 to a low of $41,105.

All 9 programs are at 9 public institutions. Texas A&M University-College Station ranks 25th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. East Texas A&M University posts the lowest average net price on the list, at $11,841.

## The ranked list

9 schools in list order

| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Texas A&M University-College Station · College Station, TX | $57,324 | $21,315 | $12,784 | 57.4% |
|  | [Texas A&M University-College Station](/school/texas-am-university-college-station/majors/) ranks 1st on this list, with [median earnings of $57,324](/school/texas-am-university-college-station/outcomes/) for its Animal Sciences graduates four years after completing. |
| 2 | Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX | $55,753 | $19,070 | $12,457 | 72.7% |
|  | Median federal debt of $20,000 among Animal Sciences completers who borrowed coincides with [median earnings of $55,753](/school/texas-tech-university/outcomes/) for graduates four years after completing at [Texas Tech University](/school/texas-tech-university/majors/). |
| 3 | Stephen F Austin State University · Nacogdoches, TX | $54,984 | $14,260 | $10,318 | 94.0% |
|  | [Stephen F Austin State University](/school/stephen-f-austin-state-university/majors/) [admits 94% of applicants](/school/stephen-f-austin-state-university/admissions/), and its Animal Sciences graduates four years after completing earned a median of $54,984. |
| 4 | Texas State University · San Marcos, TX | $51,157 | $16,805 | $12,715 | 89.3% |
|  | [Texas State University](/school/texas-state-university/majors/) posts an [average net price of $16,805,](/school/texas-state-university/cost/) and its Animal Sciences graduates four years after completing earned a median of $51,157. |
| 5 | Sam Houston State University · Huntsville, TX | $49,636 | $16,404 | $12,474 | 90.3% |
|  | [Sam Houston State University](/school/sam-houston-state-university/majors/) reports [median earnings of $49,636](/school/sam-houston-state-university/outcomes/) for its Animal Sciences graduates four years after completing, with 123 graduates in the earnings cohort. |
| 6 | Angelo State University · San Angelo, TX | $45,758 | $15,091 | $12,008 | 83.0% |
|  | [Angelo State University](/school/angelo-state-university/majors/) records a [median federal debt of $18,625](/school/angelo-state-university/cost/) among Animal Sciences completers who borrowed and median earnings of $45,758 for graduates four years after completing. |
| 7 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville · Kingsville, TX | $44,214 | $12,090 | $10,207 | 90.9% |
|  | An [average net price of $10,207](/school/texas-am-university-kingsville/cost/) for families earning under $30,000 coincides with $44,214 in median earnings for its Animal Sciences graduates four years after completing at [Texas A&M University-Kingsville](/school/texas-am-university-kingsville/majors/). |
| 8 | Tarleton State University · Stephenville, TX | $43,185 | $20,783 | $15,574 | 89.6% |
|  | [Tarleton State University](/school/tarleton-state-university/majors/) [ranks 293rd on Azimuth's composite ranking](/school/tarleton-state-university/) among nonprofit four-year institutions, and its Animal Sciences graduates four years after completing earned a median of $43,185. |
| 9 | East Texas A&M University · Commerce, TX | $41,105 | $11,841 | $9,709 | 92.2% |
|  | [East Texas A&M University](/school/east-texas-am-university/majors/) carries an [average net price of $11,841](/school/east-texas-am-university/cost/) and reports median earnings of $41,105 for its Animal Sciences graduates four years after completing. |

## How this list is ordered

Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Animal Health graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in Texas appear. The figure covers federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled four years after finishing. It does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The gap between Texas A&M University-College Station and Texas Tech University is $1,571, and the spread from the top of the list to the bottom is $16,219. The median across the 9 listed programs is $49,636.

## Job market context in Texas

The labor market for Animal Sciences graduates in Texas links to occupations such as First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, Agricultural Technicians, and Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary. The median annual wage across those occupations is $66,489, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $52,611. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 6.5% higher, with 540 projected openings a year, or about 52 openings a year for every hundred graduates, which suggests fewer projected openings than graduates. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses the median earnings of graduates four years after completing, a different measure from the occupational wage and demand figures described here.

## Related rankings

-   [Best Agriculture Colleges in Texas](/rankings/best-agriculture-colleges-in-texas/)