2022 Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Getting Aid” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree dairy science students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree dairy science students with aid list, South Dakota State has also earned the #1 rank 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 are $16,743.

Read full report on Dairy Science at South Dakota State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science (With Aid)

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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