2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Animal Science is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,086 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, animal science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,818 and had an average of $20,002 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 569 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,350 and $20,635 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in animal science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great animal science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the animal science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 6 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Read full report on Animal Science at Cornell

#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

#2 in overall quality

$35,192 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Delaware Animal Science Report

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Animal Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Billy Hathorn.

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