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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

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821 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 821 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k list, UW - Madison has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $13,227 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 132 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $9,654 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Animal Sciences, General Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 128 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k list, UIUC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $13,351 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 148 bachelors’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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $13,982 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Ohio State.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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#5

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 124 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also took the #3 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - River Falls is $13,474 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#6

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Platteville, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,152 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

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#9 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SIUC is $14,985 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Michigan State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 128 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Michigan State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State is $20,696 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Michigan State University Animal Sciences, General Report

#8 in overall quality

The University of Findlay ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Findlay, Ohio, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Findlay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $23,866 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Findlay.

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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