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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Poultry Science (Income Over $110k)

8 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 162 people earned their degree in poultry science, making the major the 850th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 117 poultry science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in poultry science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great poultry science programs and 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 poultry science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Poultry Science (Income Over $110k)

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 18 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make more than $110k list, UGA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,649 for bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UGA.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Poultry Science at UGA

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Poultry Science at UW - Madison

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn University is $24,104 for Bachelor’s Degree Poultry Science students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Auburn Poultry Science Report

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s poultry science degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make more than $110k list, NC State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Poultry Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend NC 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 2.9% 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 Poultry Science at NC State

#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,173 for bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Mississippi State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Poultry Science at Mississippi State University

#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,057 for Bachelor’s Degree Poultry Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

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

Read more about Poultry Science at Texas A&M College Station

#7

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $16,381 for Bachelor’s Degree Poultry Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UARK.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Poultry Science at University of Arkansas

#8 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,723 for bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend SFASU.

Full SFASU Poultry Science Report

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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