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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 1,221 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,670 and $19,918 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 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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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 for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 25 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about Animal Science at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech University Animal Science Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s animal science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Animal Science Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 3 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Animal Science at University of Arizona

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s animal science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Full NMSU Main Campus Animal Science Report

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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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