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.

Maine grants the most Masters degrees in Animal Training of all US states with 48 degrees being granted last year. Students wanting to major in Animal Training can expect approximately 92% percent of their classmates to be women and 8% 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.