2021 Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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1,026Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Animal Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in animal science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great animal science programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal science program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Animal Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Animal Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has taken the #1 spot in this year's animal science ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.8% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. There are roughly 1,455 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
University of California - Davis earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population. UC Davis also made our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.
About 0.9% of UC Davis students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,892 students take at least one class online at UC Davis. 1,668 of UC Davis students are attending part time.
Washington State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population. Wazzu not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region list.
About 1.4% of Wazzu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. 4,985 of Wazzu students are attending part time.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona. Cal Poly Pomona also made our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 20,284 students at Cal Poly Pomona that take at least one class online. 5,151 students are part time.
Oregon State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population. Oregon State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.7% of Oregon State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. 10,920 students are part time.
California State University - Fresno comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Fresno State has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 1.7% of Fresno State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 17,956 students take at least one class online at Fresno State. 4,540 of Fresno State students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize California State University - Chico as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Chico State has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 2.2% of Chico State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,804 students take at least one class online at Chico State. 2,083 students are part time.
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 the rest 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).
