2022 Best Value Colleges for Poultry Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Poultry Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 14 poultry science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Poultry Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in poultry science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent poultry science 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 poultry science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Poultry Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$19,057 Average Net Price

$53,657 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Poultry Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s poultry science students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Poultry Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Poultry Science students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Poultry Science at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$13,723 Average Net Price

$37,097 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Poultry Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 1 ’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best Poultry Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $13,723 for Southwest Region Poultry Science students with aid per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.

Read full report on Poultry Science at SFASU

• Best Value Colleges for Poultry Science (With Aid)

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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