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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
299 Degrees Awarded
$24,325 Avg Salary
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,086 people earned their degree in animal science, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 349 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,180 and $19,210 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 299 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in animal science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animal science programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMass Amherst is $18,104 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Animal Science at UMass Amherst

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k list, UVM has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Vermont is $16,837 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Animal Science at University of Vermont

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 16 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $17,218 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at UMaine

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 97 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $19,243 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UCONN.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Animal Science at UCONN

#5

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 68 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #5 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend URI is $19,326 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Animal Science at University of Rhode Island

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend UNH is $21,161 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

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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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