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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k)

8 Ranked Colleges
212 Degrees Awarded
$12,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 212 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in animal sciences, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great animal sciences, general programs and cost less that 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 an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k)

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Rexburg, Idaho, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

BYU - I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $3,595 for associate degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 13 associates’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeast, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeast is $6,473 for associate degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small school located in Wooster, Ohio that handed out 32 associates’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is $14,808 for Associate Degree Animal Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

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#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,157 for associate degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Connecticut.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 7 associates’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

CWI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend CWI is $6,417 for associate degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#5 in overall quality

SUNY Cobleskill came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 31 associates’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Cobleskill, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Cobleskill is $14,937 for Associate Degree Animal Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,826 for associate degree animal science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4 in overall quality

The University of Findlay did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. The University of Findlay is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Findlay, Ohio. It awarded 1 associates’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Findlay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Findlay is $21,661 for Associate Degree Animal Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

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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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