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2022 Best Vallue Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

5 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Vallue Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree animal science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s animal science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Animal Science at Texas Tech

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 doctorate’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Animal Science at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

Full OSU Animal Science Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 1 doctorate’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 #5 spot in our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Animal Science Report

#5

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 #5 for the Best Vallue Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s animal science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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

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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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