2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Far Western US Region
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Degrees Awarded
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7,647 people earned their degree in animal sciences, general, making the major the 106th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,022 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,006 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in animal sciences, general. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in animal sciences, general.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree animal science students.
Top 8 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 342 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Animal Sciences, General at University of California - Davis
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 169 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Read full report on Animal Sciences, General at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 123 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad 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 more about Animal Sciences, General at Cal Poly Pomona
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chico State is located in Chico, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Chico State Animal Sciences, General Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region. Fresno State is a large school located in Fresno, California that handed out 90 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 California State University - Fresno
Washington State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 111 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Animal Sciences, General at Wazzu
Oregon State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oregon State University Animal Sciences, General Report
University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 UH Manoa
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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