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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California

5 Ranked Colleges
744 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 California, there were 744 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 744 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the animal sciences, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in California

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the #1 spot on the list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 98 students in 2019-2020.

Fresno State also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $5,464 for california bachelor’s degree animal science students per year to attend California State University - Fresno.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 154 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $21,595 for california bachelor’s degree animal science students per year to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

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 1.1% 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 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California. Located in Chico, California, this fairly large public school handed out 72 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Chico State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Chico is $15,017 for California Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. Cal Poly Pomona is a large school located in Pomona, California that handed out 107 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly Pomona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Poly Pomona is $12,734 for california bachelor’s degree animal science students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 313 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $14,669 for california bachelor’s degree animal science students per year to attend UC Davis.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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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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