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2023 Best Value Animal Science Schools in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
375 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Animal Science Schools in the New England Region” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 8,294 people earned their degree in animal science, making the major the 92nd most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 375 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,481 and $24,499 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in animal science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great animal science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools in the New England Region.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Animal Science in the New England Region

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools in the New England Region. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 92 ’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

URI also made our “Best Animal Science Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Rhode Island is $18,638 for New England Region Animal Science students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools in the New England Region. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 22 ’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region animal science students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Animal Science Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,038 for new england region animal science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools in the New England Region. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s animal science degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Animal Science Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $16,033 for new england region animal science students per year to attend University of Maine.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 ’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

UCONN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Science Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCONN is $22,974 for new england region animal science students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Animal Science Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 31 ’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Animal Science Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNH is $24,160 for New England Region Animal Science students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UNH Animal Science Report

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 ’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

UVM also made our “Best Animal Science Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UVM is $19,509 for New England Region Animal Science students.

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 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UVM Animal Science Report

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