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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
389 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 472 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 389 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 100 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Cornell University is $7,518 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Cornell Animal Sciences, General Report

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $12,128 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UMCP.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $12,236 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Delaware.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

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#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 74 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $15,779 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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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#5

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #5 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 97 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $14,937 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Animal Sciences, General Report

#6

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Delaware Valley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. DelVal is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

DelVal also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $23,033 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Delaware Valley University.

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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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