Best Pre-Veterinary Studies colleges in Massachusetts 2024

Not certain if veterinary school is your ultimate destination? UMass gives students time to figure things out. All incoming freshmen start off as animal science majors and can later apply to the pre-veterinary science major if they earn a B- or better in select courses. Within the animal science program, students concentrate on one of three areas: animal management, biotechnology, or equine science.

What students can expect from day one, though, are plenty of opportunities to interact with and learn about animals. The first lab of the required Intro to Animal Science course all take in their first semester involves learning proper methods of restraining and haltering sheep.

Note too that UMass recently introduced a four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology. Students spend the first two years at the Amherst campus before moving to the Mt. Ida campus in Newton, Massachusetts their junior year to take more specialized small animal coursework.