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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
389 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 472 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 389 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in animal sciences, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animal sciences, general programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animal science students.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #1 spot on the list. Cobleskill, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 97 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill also took the #6 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Cobleskill is $16,647 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animal science students.

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#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 74 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $21,654 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Animal Sciences, General Report

#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #3 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,045 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animal science students per year to attend University of Maryland - College Park.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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#4

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 19 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $17,220 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animal science students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UD Animal Sciences, General Report

#5

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Delaware Valley University is a small school located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania that handed out 31 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DelVal, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware Valley University is $27,587 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animal science students.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 100 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cornell University is $40,126 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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