Animal Science Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Agriculture with Animal Science MAgr Aberystwyth University 83% 0% 5% £9000 £16300 148 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Animal Management and Zoology FdSc Royal Agricultural University 80% 0% 5% £9250 £11000 100 Cirencester On campus Full-time
Animal Science (Pet Behaviour and Welfare) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Writtle University College 89% 0% 9% £9250 £12699 122 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Agriculture with Animal Science (with Placement) BSc (Hons) Harper Adams University 94% 0% 0% £9250 £11250 127 Newport On campus Full-time
Animal Science (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Writtle University College 89% 0% 5% £9250 £12699 122 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Agriculture with Animal Science (top-up) BSc (Hons) Harper Adams University 94% 0% 0% £9250 £11250 127 Newport On campus Full-time
Animal Science (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 71% 0% 25% £9250 £14500 100 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Applied Animal Science with Therapy (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Hartpury University and Hartpury College 79% 3% 15% £9250 £13000 123 Gloucester On campus Full-time
Animal Science with Foundation BSc (Hons) University of Reading 91% 0% 20% £9250 £23700 138 Reading On campus Full-time
Animal Science BSc (Hons) Aberystwyth University 83% 0% 10% £9000 £16300 130 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Applied Animal Science with Therapy BSc (Hons) Hartpury University and Hartpury College 79% 3% 15% £9250 £13000 123 Gloucester On campus Full-time
Animal Science BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 71% 0% 25% £9250 £14500 100 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Animal Science (Livestock Technology) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Writtle University College 89% 0% 9% £9250 £12699 122 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Science (Livestock Technology) BSc (Hons) Writtle University College 89% 0% 9% £9250 £12699 122 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Management (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Writtle University College 89% 5% 5% £9250 £12699 119 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Applied Animal Science BSc (Hons) Scotland's Rural College University 75% 0% 0% £7500 £15000 125 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Animal Management, Health and Welfare (top-up) BSc (Hons) Harper Adams University 62% 0% 2% £9250 £11250 128 Newport On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Zoo and Wildlife Conservation) BSc (Hons) Writtle University College 91% 0% 9% £9250 £12699 114 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Science with Placement Year BSc (Hons) University of Reading 91% 0% 20% £9250 £23700 138 Reading On campus Full-time
Animal Science Msci (Hons) The University of Nottingham 68% 0% 10% £9250 £25000 137 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Animal Science and Welfare BSc (Hons) Teesside University 19% 0% 15% £9250 £13000 101 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Livestock Technology) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Writtle University College 89% 0% 9% £9250 £12699 122 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Agriculture with Animal Science (top-up: ordinary) BSc Harper Adams University 94% 0% 0% £9250 £11250 127 Newport On campus Full-time
Agriculture with Animal Science (with integrated year in industry) BSc (Hons) Aberystwyth University 83% 0% 5% £9000 £16300 148 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Animal Science (Zoo and Wildlife Conservation) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Writtle University College 89% 0% 9% £9250 £12699 122 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Science (with integrated year in industry) BSc (Hons) Aberystwyth University 83% 0% 5% £9000 £16300 130 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Animal Science (Zoo and Wildlife Conservation) BSc (Hons) Writtle University College 89% 0% 9% £9250 £12699 122 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Zoo and Wildlife Conservation) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Writtle University College 91% 0% 9% £9250 £12699 114 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Science and Welfare (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Teesside University 19% 0% 15% £9250 £13000 101 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Animal Science BSc (Hons) Writtle University College 89% 0% 5% £9250 £12699 122 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Science BSc (Hons) University of Reading 91% 0% 20% £9250 £23700 138 Reading On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Pet Behaviour and Welfare) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Writtle University College 89% 0% 9% £9250 £12699 122 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Livestock Technology) DipHE Writtle University College - 10% 20% £9250 £12699 107 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Behaviour & Welfare) FdSc Reaseheath College 43% 0% 10% £9250 £11800 - Nantwich On campus Full-time
Zoology with Animal Management BSc (Hons) Bangor University 80% 2% 1% £9000 - 120 Bangor On campus Full-time
Conservation Science and Animal Management (Wildlife and Zoo) FdSc University of Suffolk 55% - 45% £8220 £12996 125 Ipswich On campus Full-time
Animal Management DipHE Writtle University College - 10% 20% £9250 £12699 107 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Management and Applied Science FdSc Sparsholt College Hampshire 94% 0% 15% £9250 £9800 - Winchester On campus Full-time
Animal Science BSc (Hons) Newcastle University 100% 0% 5% £9250 - 131 Newcastle On campus Full-time
Animal Science (Pet Behaviour and Welfare) DipHE Writtle University College - 10% 20% £9250 £12699 107 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Pet Behaviour and Welfare) DipHE Writtle University College - 10% 20% £9250 £12699 107 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Science (Zoo Management) DipHE Writtle University College - 10% 20% £9250 £12699 107 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Equine Management) HND Reaseheath College 54% 0% 11% £9250 £12000 - Nantwich On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Zoo Management) DipHE Writtle University College - 10% 20% £9250 £12699 107 Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Sciences PhD/MPhil/MRes MRes The University of Nottingham 68% 0% 10% - - 137 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Applied Animal Science BSc (Hons) Sparsholt College Hampshire 80% - 15% £9250 £9800 - Winchester On campus Full-time
Animal Management and Behaviour FdSc Bishop Burton College 54% 5% 15% £6160 - - Beverley On campus Part-time
Animal Science FdSc Nottingham Trent University 79% 0% 0% - - 120 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Animal Management FdSc Weston College of Further and Higher Education 60% - 35% £8500 £12500 - Weston-super-Mare On campus Full-time
Animal Science FdSc South Devon College 100% 20% 15% £8400 - - Paignton On campus Full-time
Animal Science with International Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 71% 0% 20% - - 71 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Science & Welfare) FdSc Brooksby Melton College 82% 10% 40% £7500 - - Brooksby On campus Full-time
Applied Animal Science HND Canterbury College 100% 10% 10% £6000 - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Applied Animal Science (Top-up) BSc (Hons) Sparsholt College Hampshire 80% - 15% £9250 £9800 - Winchester On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Rehabilitation) FdSc Brooksby Melton College 82% 10% 40% £7500 £7600 - - Brooksby On campus Full-time
Animal Management FdSc NESCOT North East Surrey College of Technology 92% 0% 10% £7800 - - Epsom On campus Full-time
Animal Management FdSc Grimsby Institute - - 10% £8500 £7800 - Grimsby On campus Full-time
Animal Management HNC Lincoln College - - 10% £6500 £9500 - Lincoln On campus Full-time
Animal Studies (level 4) CertHE Writtle University College - - 10% £9250 £12699 - Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Management FdSc Barnsley College - - 25% £5995 - - Barnsley On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Zoo and Wildlife) (Top Up) BSc (Hons) Derby College - - 25% £6500 £12000 - Derby On campus Full-time
Animal Science (Top Up) BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire - - 25% £9250 £13200 - Luton On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Veterinary Practice Management) HNC Wiltshire College and University Centre - - - £6125 £11500 - Chippenham On campus Full-time
Animal Science and Welfare (Zoo Conservation Biology) FdSc Myerscough College - - - £9250 £12700 - Preston On campus Full-time
Animal Management BSc (Hons) University of Greenwich - - - £8630 £14500 - London On campus Part-time
Animal Management (Zoo and Wildlife) FD Derby College - - - £6500 £12000 - Derby On campus Full-time
Animal Science and Welfare (Health Care Management) FdSc Myerscough College - - - £9250 £12700 - Preston On campus Full-time
Animal Science MRes Hartpury University and Hartpury College - - - £8000 £12250 - Gloucester On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Animal) HND Chichester College - - 15% £6500 - - Chichester On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Behaviour and Welfare) (Top-Up) BSc (Hons) Reaseheath College - - 15% £9250 £12000 - Nantwich On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Top Up) BA/BSc Derby College - - 15% £6500 £12000 - Derby On campus Full-time
Canine Studies CertHE Writtle University College - - 15% £9250 £12699 - Chelmsford On campus Full-time
Animal Management and Wildlife Conservation FD Bridgwater and Taunton College - - 30% - - 159 Bridgwater On campus Full-time
Animal Science MRes Aberystwyth University - 5% 35% £7800 £15850 - Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Animal Management and Wildlife Conservation (Top-up) BSc (Hons) Bridgwater and Taunton College - 5% 35% - - - Bridgwater On campus Full-time
Animal Management HND Wakefield College - - 10% £6750 - - Wakefield On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Top-Up) BSc (Hons) Grimsby Institute - - 10% £8500 £10500 - Grimsby On campus Full-time
Animal Management and Zoology (Top Up) BSc (Hons) Royal Agricultural University - - 10% £9250 £11000 - Cirencester On campus Full-time
Applied Animal Studies (Top up) BSc (Hons) Moulton College 64% - 0% - - - Northampton On campus Full-time
Animal Management FD Derby College - - - £6500 £12000 - Derby On campus Full-time
Animal Management (top-up) BSc (Hons) Askham Bryan College - - - £9000 - - York On campus Full-time
Animal Management (General) HND University Centre at Salford City College - - - £7500 - - Salford On campus Full-time
Animal Management and Welfare (Top-Up) BSc University Centre Peterborough - - - £8000 - - Peterborough On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Behaviour and Welfare) HNC Wiltshire College and University Centre - - - £6125 - - Chippenham On campus Full-time
Applied Animal Science (Top-up) BSc (Hons) South Devon College - - - £8400 - - Paignton On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Top-Up) BSc (Hons) University Centre at Salford City College - - - £7500 - - Salford On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Behaviour and Welfare) HNC Bishop Burton College - - - £4625 - - Beverley On campus Part-time
Foundation Degree Animal Management (Shuttleworth) DN32 FdSc Bedford College - - - £6165 - - Bedford On campus Full-time
Animal Science (Top-up) BSc City of Oxford College - - - £8000 - - Oxford On campus Full-time
Top Up Animal Science (BSc Hons) (Shuttleworth) BSc (Hons) Bedford College - - - £9250 - - Bedford On campus Full-time
Animal Management (including Foundation Year) FdSc Askham Bryan College - - - £9000 - - York On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Science & Welfare) (Top-up) BSc (Hons) Brooksby Melton College - - - £7500 - - Brooksby On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Equine) HNC Craven College - - - £6950 - - Skipton On campus Full-time
Animal Management HND Hopwood Hall College - - - £6000 - - Rochdale On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Rehabilitation) (Top-up) BSc (Hons) Brooksby Melton College - - - £7500 £7600 - - Brooksby On campus Full-time
Animal Management HNC Halesowen College - - - £4880 - - Halesowen On campus Full-time
Animal Management HND Rotherham College - - - £6900 - - Rotherham On campus Full-time
Animal Management (Animal Behaviour & Welfare) HND Craven College - - - £6950 - - Skipton On campus Full-time
Applied Animal Studies FdSc Moulton College - - 20% - - - Northampton On campus Full-time
Applied Animal Management FD Sunderland College - - 20% £6150 - - Sunderland On campus Full-time
Animal Studies FDCert Myerscough College - - 20% £1125 - - Preston On campus Part-time
Animal Management HND Dudley College of Technology - - 15% - - - Dudley On campus Full-time
Animal Management HNC University Centre at Salford City College - - 15% £7500 - - Salford On campus Full-time
Animal Science FdSc City of Oxford College - - - £4000 - - Oxford On campus Part-time
Animal Management HND The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Animal Management BSc (Hons) Top Up BSc (Hons) NESCOT North East Surrey College of Technology - - - £8000 - - Epsom On campus Full-time
Zoo Animal Management with Conservation FdSc Staffordshire University - - - £5950 - - Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Animal Management and Science BSc (Hons) Askham Bryan College - - - £9000 - - York On campus Full-time
Animal Management FdSc Askham Bryan College - - - £9000 - - York On campus Full-time
Animal Science MSc Myerscough College - - - - - - Preston On campus Part-time
Animal Science (Top-up) BSc (Hons) University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Animal Science MPhil, PhD PhD Newcastle University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Part-time
Animal Management (Animal Behaviour and Welfare) HND University Centre Peterborough - - - - - - Peterborough On campus Full-time
Animal Studies HND Bridgend College - - - - - - Bridgend On campus Full-time
Bovine Reproduction DBR PgDip University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Part-time
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Student Reviews

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Animal Science

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £19395 £17457 £20082
25-75 percentile range £16719 - £22316 £13961 - £21631 £15919 - £25642

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £20139 £18466 £21989
25-75 percentile range £17659 - £23118 £15120 - £22621 £17319 - £27315

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Animal Science

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

Current jobs

Among graduates of Animal Science who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

Typical employers for graduates of Animal Science

  • Animal Charities
  • Scientific Organisations
  • Zoos
  • Sanctuaries
  • Local Government
  • Further and Higher Education Institutions

Specialisations within Animal Science

  • Animal Behaviour and Management
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology
  • Nutrition
  • Physiology
  • Reproduction
  • Meat Science

Jobs of graduates of Animal Science (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Animal Science at Bishop Burton College

50% Animal care and control services
10% Protective service occupations
10% Sales occupations
10% Customer service occupations
10% Elementary occupations

Grading & Study Time

Grading Distribution

Students of Animal Science in the UK received the following grades.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Animal Science


Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Animal Science, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Animal Science is the scientific study of animals, their nutrition, treatment and care.

The median salary of graduates of Animal Science was £19395 15 months after graduation, £17457 3 years after graduation and £20082 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Animal Science studies:
  • Master of Agriculture - MAgr
  • Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Science (Honours) - Msci (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Diploma of Higher Education - DipHE
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Master of Research - MRes
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science - BA/BSc
  • Foundation Certificate - FDCert
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip

Animal Science - FdSc at South Devon College received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 15 respondents.