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 1 degrees being granted last year. Students wanting to major in Animal Training can expect approximately 0% percent of their classmates to be women and 100% percent of their classmates to be male. Most students graduating in this field earn a Associates degree. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Animal Training is $40,800.