by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southwest region, there were 1,490 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,924 and $19,624 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sul Ross State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Angelo State is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s 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%.
Read full report on Animal Science at Angelo State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Animal Science at West Texas A&M University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Animal Science Report
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 masters’s animal science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Animal Science at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tarleton State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Animal Science at Tarleton State University
With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 1 masters’s animal science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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