by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 1,670 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,501 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in animal sciences, general. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their animal sciences, general program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree animal science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tuskegee University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Valley State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region. Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Animal Sciences, General at North Carolina A & T State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 125 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 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 175 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Louisiana Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Animal Sciences, General at Louisiana Tech University
West Virginia University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 105 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
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Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 152 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 111 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
University of Mount Olive ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. UMO is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Olive, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Animal Sciences, General at University of Mount Olive
Auburn University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Auburn University
Mississippi State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s animal science 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.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 78 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 40 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Middle Tennessee State University Animal Sciences, General Report
University of Florida landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 144 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Arkansas landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Kentucky came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 57 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Georgia landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 78 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. A-State is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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