2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’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 Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the animal sciences, general program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

#3 in overall quality

$16,615 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at University of Wyoming

#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at Colorado State

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at U of I

#4

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $0-$30k)

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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