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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

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299 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 the New England region, there were 349 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 299 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

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 New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 32 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts Amherst is $18,104 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at UMass Amherst

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 73 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Vermont is $16,837 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read full report on Animal Sciences, General at University of Vermont

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $17,218 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UMaine.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UMaine Animal Sciences, General Report

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 97 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Connecticut is $19,243 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Sciences, General at UCONN

#5

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 68 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend University of Rhode Island is $19,326 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full URI Animal Sciences, General Report

#4 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $21,161 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 full report on Animal Sciences, General at UNH

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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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