2022 Best Value Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in South Dakota

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Animal Science Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across South Dakota, there were 99 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Animal Science Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,273 Average Net Price

$42,425 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s animal science degrees to 99 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in South Dakota” ranking. It costs about $16,273 for South Dakota Animal Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend South Dakota State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Full South Dakota State University Animal Sciences, General Report

• Best Value Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k)

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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