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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region

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Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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 “Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in animal science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their animal science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Colleges for Animal Science in the New England Region

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region list. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 80 ’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

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 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%.

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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 #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 92 ’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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Unity College
Unity, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region. Unity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Unity, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region list. 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.

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 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 112 ’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 22 ’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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