2022 Best Value Colleges for Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production is the 574th most popular major in the country with 1,038 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 173 animal/livestock husbandry and production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animal/livestock husbandry and production programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal/livestock husbandry and production program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region animal/livestock husbandry & production students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$11,454 Average Net Price

$53,657 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 164 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $11,454 for southwest region animal/livestock husbandry & production students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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