2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

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 Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Far Western US region, there were 993 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,814 and $19,904 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in animal science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animal science programs that also have a lower cost than 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s animal science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.

Read more about Animal Science at Wazzu

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s animal science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121.

Read more about Animal Science at Oregon State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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