by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Animal Services is the 271st most popular major in the country with 990 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, animal services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $22,249 and had an average of $17,877 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 14 animal services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in animal services. That schools that top this list have a program in animal services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The animal services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in Pennsylvania”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in Pennsylvania list. DelVal is a private not-for-profit institution located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilson College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s animal services students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Francis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s animal services students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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