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

6 Ranked Colleges
330 Degrees Awarded
$10,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 439 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 330 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in animal sciences, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animal sciences, general 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 animal sciences, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU - I is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 45 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - I also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $2,637 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend BYU - I.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at BYU - I

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $8,231 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Wyoming.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Sciences, General at University of Wyoming

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 80 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State is $11,831 for rocky mountains 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 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Colorado State Animal Sciences, General Report

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 57 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k list, U of I has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U of I is $10,877 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for USU is $10,643 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Utah State University Animal Sciences, General Report

#6

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#5 in overall quality

Montana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Bozeman is $15,706 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Montana State University Animal Sciences, General Report

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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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