有两个计划可用于研究生工作，从而获得乳业科学理学硕士学位。计划继续攻读博士学位的学生 学位，或希望进入涉及研究的工作领域的人员，应攻读硕士学位并具有研究轨道。希望获得更多专业培训但不打算从事研究职业的学生，​​可以严格通过课程学习来攻读学位。乳科学系提供了该国最全面的乳科学研究生课程之一。乳科学领域的教师兴趣和研究经费涵盖了多个重点领域。需要在与乳品科学的这些阶段相关的基础科学领域进行基础培训。必须满足研究生院的最低入学要求。部门可提供特定学位要求。
The Animal and Dairy Sciences Department offers one of the most comprehensive animal and dairy science graduate programs in the country. Faculty interests and research funding span diverse areas of focus, with emphases ranging from in vivo and in vitro studies probing biological relationships at a fundamental mechanistic level, to bioinformatics and data analytics studying fundamental biology and development of decision support tools for dairy farm management. The common thread through these varied interests is the motivation to address current practical issues in animal agriculture.<br><br>Graduate students in the department are a mix of domestic students from within and outside of Wisconsin, and international students from multiple countries. This diversity brings a national and global perspective to research, instruction, extension, and cultural understanding. Graduates find employment in academic teaching and research, in professional veterinary or medical degree programs, in industrial research in the food and feed industries, in laboratory research programs with governmental and international agencies, private corporations, and in industrial or institutional management positions requiring a high level of scientific training.