2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dairy Science

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 255 people earned their degree in dairy science, making the major the 773rd most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34 dairy science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dairy Science Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 4 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dairy science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Dairy Science Schools for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Dairy Science Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dairy Science Schools for an Associate.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dairy Science

#1

Northcentral Technical College

Wausau, Wisconsin

#4 in overall quality

$10,131 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dairy Science Schools for an Associate list. Wausau, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dairy science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree dairy science students list, North Central Technical College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Dairy Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,131 for associate degree dairy science students per year to attend Northcentral Technical College.

Full North Central Technical College Dairy Science Report

#2

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

Wooster, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$17,608 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dairy Science Schools for an Associate list. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small public school situated in Wooster, Ohio. It awarded 4 associates’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree dairy science students list, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Dairy Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is $17,608 for associate degree dairy science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dairy Science at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

#3

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York

#2 in overall quality

$16,647 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cobleskill, New York, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s dairy science students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dairy Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cobleskill is $16,647 for Associate Degree Dairy Science students.

Read more about Dairy Science at SUNY Cobleskill

#4

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York

#3 in overall quality

$19,350 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Morrisville State College is a small public school situated in Morrisville, New York. It awarded 7 associates’s dairy science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree dairy science students list, Morrisville State College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dairy Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Morrisville State College is $19,350 for Associate Degree Dairy Science students.

Read full report on Dairy Science at Morrisville State College

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Billy Hathorn.

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