by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dairy Science Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 191 people earned their degree in dairy science, making the major the 817th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 dairy science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dairy Science Major” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in dairy science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in dairy science.
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The dairy science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dairy Science Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dairy Science Major”.
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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dairy Science Major. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 3 masters’s dairy science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dairy Science Major list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dairy science degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dairy Science Major. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 18 masters’s dairy science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dairy Science Major list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 16 masters’s dairy science degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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