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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Plains States region, there were 1,053 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in animal sciences, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animal sciences, general programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa State University Animal Sciences, General Report

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 9 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 11 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 17 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Animal Sciences, General Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 4 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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