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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
299 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Animal Sciences, General is the 106th most popular major in the country with 7,374 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 349 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 299 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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 Bachelor’s in the New England Region

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

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

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $17,558 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UMaine Animal Sciences, General Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 32 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMass Amherst is $22,501 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 68 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $20,607 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students per year to attend University of Rhode Island.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at University of Rhode Island

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students list, UNH has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $24,067 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students per year to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Animal Sciences, General Report

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students list, UCONN has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCONN is $22,012 for New England 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 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Sciences, General at University of Connecticut

#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

University of Vermont ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Vermont is $18,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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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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