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Most Popular Schools for Dairy Science Major & Degree Program

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.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 46 1% $28,302
2 University of Wisconsin-River Falls 34 3% $17,937
3 University of Wisconsin-Madison 24 0% $26,025
4 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 22 0% $26,834
5 South Dakota State University 20 1% $23,127
6 Michigan State University 18 0% $28,862
7 University of Wisconsin-Platteville 16 1% $19,323
8 SUNY Morrisville 14 2% $29,300
9 Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute 13 6% $23,065
10 SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill 13 2% $26,107
11 Northcentral Technical College 13 1% $16,142
12 Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus 11 1% $18,936
13 Iowa State University 6 0% $21,186
14 Delaware Valley University 5 1% $56,580
15 Ohio State University-Main Campus 4 0% $27,367
16 University of Georgia 2 0% $26,688

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Dairy Science program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.