by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Animal Science is the 92nd most popular major in the country with 8,178 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , animal science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,701 and had an average of $19,892 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 609 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,504 and $22,509 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 480 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in animal science. That schools that top this list have a program in animal science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animal science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 66 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware Valley University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 75 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 74 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 68 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Animal Science at University of Maryland - College Park
University of Delaware ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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