Animal Training

Animal Training programs prepare individuals to teach and exercise animals for leisure, sport, show, and professional purposes. Includes instruction in animal psychology, health, and safety; human-animal interaction; learning and behavior styles associated with different breeds and species; and the technical and pedagogical aspects of training animals for such specific functions as obedient household pets, performing show animals, animal athletes, care-giving (e.g., seeing-eye dogs), search and rescue, and police/security work.

Colorado grants the most Associates degrees in Animal Training of all US states with 2 degrees being granted last year. Students wanting to major in Animal Training can expect approximately 50% percent of their classmates to be women and 50% percent of their classmates to be male. Most students graduating in this field earn a Bachelors degree. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Animal Training is $40,800.