2021 Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
6Colleges
328Bachelor's Degrees
$23,941Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Animal Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Rocky Mountains 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
Colorado State University - Fort Collins has taken the #1 spot in this year's animal science ranking for non-traditional students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 12,180 students at Colorado State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.
University of Wyoming comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.9% of UW students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,894 students take at least one class online at UW. 2,493 students are part time.
Utah State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best animal science schools for non-traditional students. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan. USU also made our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at USU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,751 students at USU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,734 part time students in attendance at USU.
Brigham Young University - Idaho earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg. As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU - I, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 23,058 students at BYU - I are exclusively online. About 26,387 of the students at BYU - I are attending part time.
University of Idaho earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population. U of I also made our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.
About 1.2% of U of I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,845 students take at least one class online at U of I. 3,189 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Montana State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 1.2% of MSU Bozeman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,510 students at MSU Bozeman that take at least one class online. About 3,804 of the students at MSU Bozeman are attending 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).
