研究生毕业，获得硕士学位和博士学位。动物育种学位由参与的教员管理。研究生课程是专门为每位学生设计的，以接受遗传学，动物育种和统计学方面的培训。其他课程将从生物学和物理科学领域中选择。典型的学习计划将包括以下一些研究生课程：统计学和种群遗传学，动物育种，统计学和实验设计，生理学和解剖学。研究是使用合作牧场，品种协会和大学的实地数据进行的。可以对大多数数据集（包括REML和BLUP程序）进行适当的分析。
Graduate programs are designed specifically for each student to acquire training in genetics, animal breeding, and statistics. Additional courses will be selected from the fields of biological and physical sciences. A typical program of study will include some of the following graduate level courses: statistical and population genetics; animal breeding; statistics and experimental design; genomics; and molecular biology. Research is conducted using field data from cooperating ranches, breed association, and universities. Facilities are available for adequate analysis of most data sets, including access to software used in genetic evaluation as well as access to high performance computing resources for analysis of high-throughput genomic and sequencing datasets.