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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Plains States region, there were 1,053 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #5 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s animal science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 5 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 1 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #7 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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