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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
821 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Getting Aid” 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 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the animal sciences, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 27 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid list, UW - Madison has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid.

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 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Animal Sciences, General Report

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 132 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,986 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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.

Full Purdue Animal Sciences, General Report

#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 Getting Aid. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 124 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls is $13,748 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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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#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 #4 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UIUC is $15,880 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Read full report on Animal Sciences, General at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#5

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Platteville, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Platteville is $15,718 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid.

Full UW - Platteville Animal Sciences, General Report

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Michigan State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 128 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $19,173 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid 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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Michigan State University Animal Sciences, General Report

#5 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 148 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $17,616 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid per year to attend Ohio State.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Animal Sciences, General Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SIUC is $16,945 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid.

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#8 in overall quality

The University of Findlay ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Findlay is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Findlay, Ohio. It awarded 49 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid list, Findlay has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $24,884 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid per year to attend The University of Findlay.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 more about Animal Sciences, General at Findlay

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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%.

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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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