2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Dairy Science is the 773rd most popular major in the country with 255 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dairy science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s dairy science students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dairy Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.

Read full report on Dairy Science at South Dakota State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science (Income $75-$110k)

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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Billy Hathorn.

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