2026 Best Value Animal Health Schools in Illinois

[Animal Health](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/animal-science/animal-health/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong animal health education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value animal health schools.
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2026 Best Value Animal Health Schools in Illinois
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the animal health degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Animal Health Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign the best value for a degree in animal health in Illinois. Set in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $18,267, while out-of-state students pay about $40,096. Students borrow a median of $19,850 to complete the animal health program here. Soon after graduation, animal health degree recipients from University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign generally make around $42,723. Set against $19,850 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 42%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.