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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Great Lakes Region

4 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Great Lakes region, there were 968 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal sciences, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animal sciences, general programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree animal science students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Full UW - Madison Animal Sciences, General Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s animal science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Animal Sciences, General at Michigan State

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree animal science students list, Ohio State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Animal Sciences, General Report

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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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