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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

2 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

In 2019-2020, 7,374 people earned their degree in animal sciences, general, making the major the 106th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 968 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 46 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in animal sciences, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great animal sciences, general programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the animal sciences, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Animal Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small public school situated in Wooster, Ohio. It awarded 32 associates’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is $13,854 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Animal Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Findlay landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Findlay is a private not-for-profit institution located in Findlay, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Findlay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Findlay is $22,220 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Animal Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Sciences, General at The University of Findlay

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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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