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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
744 Degrees Awarded
$8,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Animal Sciences, General is the 106th most popular major in the country with 7,374 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 744 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 744 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal sciences, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $0-$30k) in California

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fresno, California, this large public school handed out 98 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Fresno State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend Fresno State is $3,264 for California Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 313 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Davis is $9,842 for california bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #3 spot on the list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 154 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $12,475 for California Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pomona, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 107 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly Pomona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Poly Pomona is $8,596 for california bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #5 spot on the list. Chico, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 72 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Chico State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Chico State is $10,260 for california bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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