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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
299 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Animal Sciences, General is the 106th most popular major in the country with 7,374 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 349 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 299 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal sciences, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animal sciences, general programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the animal sciences, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMass Amherst is $13,137 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at UMass Amherst

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 73 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $12,015 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Vermont.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UVM Animal Sciences, General Report

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 97 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $12,381 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UCONN.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at UCONN

#4

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 68 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k list, URI has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Rhode Island is $14,309 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Sciences, General at URI

#5

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $13,989 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMaine.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Animal Sciences, General at UMaine

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNH is $17,747 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Animal Sciences, General at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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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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