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2022 Best Value Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

14 Ranked Colleges
1,180 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,374 people earned their degree in animal sciences, general, making the major the 106th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,180 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 14 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 14 Best Value Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 231 ’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for southwest region animal science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Angelo State University is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region animal science students with aid list, Angelo State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,819 for southwest region animal science students with aid per year to attend Angelo State.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 158 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region animal science students with aid list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Southwest Region Animal Science students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 240 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region animal science students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Animal Science students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s animal science degrees to 108 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,617 for southwest region animal science students with aid.

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West Texas A&M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s animal science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Southwest Region Animal Science students with aid.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified ’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Animal Science students with aid.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified ’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $13,778 for Southwest Region Animal Science students with aid.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

With a ranking of #9, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified ’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region animal science students with aid per year to attend Texas State.

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#10

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

With a ranking of #10, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s animal science degrees to 112 students in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also took the #6 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,979 for southwest region animal science students with aid per year to attend Tarleton.

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#11

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 23 ’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region animal science students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region animal science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 ’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

SFASU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,723 for Southwest Region Animal Science students with aid.

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Oklahoma Panhandle State University is a small school located in Goodwell, Oklahoma that handed out 11 ’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

OPSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OPSU is $10,537 for southwest region animal science students with aid.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified ’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,017 for Southwest Region Animal Science students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce.

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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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