2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal sciences, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station Animal Sciences, General Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s animal science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree animal science students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech Animal Sciences, General Report

#3

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#4 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 1 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 3 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at University of Arizona

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Billy Hathorn.

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