Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 255 people earned their degree in dairy science, making the major the 773rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 35 dairy science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 dairy science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dairy science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dairy science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Dairy Science Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree dairy science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s dairy science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Dairy Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dairy Science at South Dakota State University

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

Featured Agriculture Schools

Find Schools Near You