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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science (Income $75-$110k)

10 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Dairy Science is the 773rd most popular major in the country with 255 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 168 dairy science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in dairy science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dairy science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dairy science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science (Income $75-$110k)

#1

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also made our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UW - River Falls is $16,138 for Bachelor’s Degree Dairy Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UW - River Falls Dairy Science Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $17,228 for bachelor’s degree dairy science students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read full report on Dairy Science at Iowa State

#3

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a medium-sized school located in Platteville, Wisconsin that handed out 21 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville also made our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville is $17,414 for bachelor’s degree dairy science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Dairy Science at UW - Platteville

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 4 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #8 spot in our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $17,105 for bachelor’s degree dairy science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Georgia Dairy Science Report

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dairy science degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $20,754 for Bachelor’s Degree Dairy Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dairy Science at South Dakota State University

#1 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 22 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $21,860 for bachelor’s degree dairy science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, 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 95%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Dairy Science Report

#4 in overall quality

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dairy science students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $22,585 for Bachelor’s Degree Dairy Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dairy Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $23,808 for bachelor’s degree dairy science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Dairy Science at Virginia Tech

#10 in overall quality

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,703 for Bachelor’s Degree Dairy Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

Read full report on Dairy Science at ENMU - Main Campus

#10

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Delaware Valley University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

DelVal also took the #9 spot in our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DelVal is $29,183 for Bachelor’s Degree Dairy Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Dairy Science at DelVal

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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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