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

13 Ranked Colleges
1,053 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,180 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,053 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered 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 Southwest Region

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

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Southwest Region

#1

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 34 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,819 for southwest region bachelor’s degree animal science students per year to attend Angelo State.

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#2

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 110 students in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 217 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree animal science students list, OSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 108 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 131 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree animal science students per year to attend Texas Tech.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#13 in overall quality

Oklahoma Panhandle State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Oklahoma Panhandle State University is a public institution located in Goodwell, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OPSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OPSU is $10,537 for southwest region bachelor’s degree animal science students.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree animal science students list, Texas State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree animal science students per year to attend Texas State.

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#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Kingsville is $13,778 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

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#11 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree animal science students per year to attend SFASU.

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#10 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree animal science students list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

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#12 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 36 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

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#12

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 204 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree animal science students per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. 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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#13

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students per year to attend University of Arizona.

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

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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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