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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dairy science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dairy science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dairy science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s dairy science degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Madison is $17,708 for bachelor’s degree dairy science students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Dairy Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a public institution located in River Falls, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also took the #5 spot in our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - River Falls is $13,748 for Bachelor’s Degree Dairy Science students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Dairy Science Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 10 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Dairy Science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 University

#4

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Platteville, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dairy science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville is $15,718 for Bachelor’s Degree Dairy Science students with aid.

Read more about Dairy Science at UW - Platteville

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 16 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree dairy science students with aid list, South Dakota State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State is $19,252 for bachelor’s degree dairy science students with aid.

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

#6

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#8 in overall quality

University of Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for Bachelor’s Degree Dairy Science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about Dairy Science at University of Georgia

#4 in overall quality

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 20 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $21,595 for bachelor’s degree dairy science students with aid per year to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 more about Dairy Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dairy science degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Bachelor’s Degree Dairy Science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dairy Science at Virginia Tech

#10 in overall quality

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 12 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ENMU - Main Campus, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,516 for bachelor’s degree dairy science students with aid per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

Read more about Dairy Science at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

#10

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Delaware Valley University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Delaware Valley University is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s dairy science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree dairy science students with aid list, DelVal has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware Valley University is $27,587 for Bachelor’s Degree Dairy Science students with aid.

Read full report on Dairy Science at Delaware Valley University

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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