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

6 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master's 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 Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’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 University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Full UW - Madison Animal Sciences, General Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. 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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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

UIUC also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Animal Sciences, General Report

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State University Animal Sciences, General Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 9 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at Ohio State

#6 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SIUC 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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