2022 Best Value Colleges for Animal Science (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in New Mexico 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 New Mexico, there were 72 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,900 and $13,393 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The animal science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Animal Science Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Animal Science (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$6,896 Average Net Price

$34,757 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 57 ’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Science Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $6,896 for New Mexico Animal Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Animal Science at NMSU Main Campus

#2

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Portales, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$8,115 Average Net Price

$34,400 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s animal science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #2 spot in our “Best Animal Science Schools in New Mexico” ranking. It costs about $8,115 for New Mexico Animal Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

Read full report on Animal Science at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

• Best Value Colleges for Animal Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value 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.

Credits

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

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