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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

In 2019-2020, 7,374 people earned their degree in animal sciences, general, making the major the 106th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 968 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 8 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 9 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Full Ohio State Animal Sciences, General Report

#6 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.

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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%.

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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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