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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
821 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 821 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal sciences, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animal sciences, general 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 animal sciences, general program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $6,860 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 132 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $5,879 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. River Falls, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 124 students in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UW - River Falls is $10,124 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 148 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $10,037 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 128 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UIUC is $8,464 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Animal Sciences, General Report

#6

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a medium-sized public school situated in Platteville, Wisconsin. It awarded 45 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville also took the #6 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville is $12,930 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 128 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $15,197 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Michigan State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

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#9 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $14,306 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SIUC.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Animal Sciences, General Report

#8 in overall quality

The University of Findlay did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. The University of Findlay is located in Findlay, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

Findlay also took the #8 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Findlay is $21,661 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

Full The University of Findlay Animal Sciences, General Report

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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.

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