2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s
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Degrees Awarded
$33,041
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Animal Science is the 92nd most popular major in the country with 8,294 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, animal science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,680 and had an average of $21,798 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,228 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,730 and $19,990 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,016 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in animal science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animal science programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying animal science.
Top 9 Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 155 students in 2020-2021.
Ohio State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 185 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue also took the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,765. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 93%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Madison does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - Madison]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-madison/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 159 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
UIUC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIUC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #5 spot on the list. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 176 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - River Falls also took the #5 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW - River Falls supports 5,855 students, and 185 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 84 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,939. In addition to receiving other benefits, 16 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - River Falls offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - River Falls]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-river-falls/student-life/veterans/)
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SIUC also made our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 11,366 students enrolled at SIUC were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Illinois University Carbondale]](/colleges/southern-illinois-university-carbondale/student-life/veterans/)
University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school situated in Platteville, Wisconsin. It awarded 53 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Platteville, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 263 of the 7,547 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Platteville were GI Bill® students, of which 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,136. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Platteville offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 162 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Michigan State University supports 49,695 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Findlay did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Animal Science for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Findlay, Ohio, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Findlay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 67 of the 4,829 students enrolled at The University of Findlay were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,332. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Findlay offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Findlay]](/colleges/the-university-of-findlay/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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