Learn to Lead in
Animal & Rangeland Sciences
Gain hands-on training with world-class researchers and become a leader of tomorrow. Animal and Rangeland Sciences are essential to the social and economic development of Oregon, the nation, and the world.
Unlock a career that helps make tomorrow better
Undergraduate Programs
ANIMAL SCIENCES
Learn about production methods involved in the care and management of companion animals, livestock, and poultry. These facets address the production of meat, dairy, eggs, wool, and animal services such as companionship, work, and recreation.
RANGELAND SCIENCES
Study the sustainable management of rangelands across a variety of biomes, from arid deserts to mesic grasslands to tropical savannahs. The program takes an interdisciplinary approach to provide advanced scientific knowledge regarding multiple ecological processes and social drivers influencing rangeland ecosystems around the globe.
Graduate Programs
Our graduate programs provide research opportunities ranging from applied ecology and management of rangelands to laboratory animals, beef cattle, and exotics—like llamas. Learn basic research from the systems and molecular level all the way to the management or applied level.
Outreach & Extension
Through programs that advance OSU’s land-grant mission to serve the people of Oregon and beyond, to industry training and resources for K-12 teachers, the Department of Animal & Rangeland Sciences is engaged in our communities.
Clark Meat Science Center
Also known as the Meat Lab, the Clark Meat Science Center is a teaching and research facility located on campus that is also an on-site retail store. A myriad of meat products crafted by students can be purchased during business hours. Open to the public on Fridays from 12pm – 5:30pm
Browse Stories
Pioneering animal behavior researcher and autism advocate Temple Grandin spoke to a large crowd at the Oregon State University CH2M Hill Alumni Center on Friday, Aug.
“People often underestimate what cats can contribute to human-animal interventions,” said Monique Udell, a professor at Oregon State University who studies human-animal interactions.
Hanna Lee’s path to becoming the nation’s top cheesemonger was anything but conventional.
After a one-year pause in the county’s funding partnership with Oregon State University Extension Service, Josephine County agricultural programming began rebuilding.
Our Students
Yael Raich | Class of 2026 | Animal Sciences Major | Lincoln Exchange Study Abroad | Sigma Delta Omega | Hillel | Honors College Student | Pre-Vet Scholars | Corvallis, OR | @yael.raich
Champayne Master | Animal Sciences | Phoenix, AZ | Class of 2020
STEM Leaders (Mentor) | Human-Animal Interaction Lab | LSAMP
First Generation College Student