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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree animal science students with aid list, South Dakota State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 10 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’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 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 17 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full UMN Twin Cities Animal Sciences, General Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full K -State Animal Sciences, General Report

North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 4 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’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 are $11,589.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree animal science students with aid list, Mizzou has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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