2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the New England Region

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Animal Sciences, General is the 106th most popular major in the country with 7,647 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 372 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal sciences, general. That schools that top this list have a program in animal sciences, general in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region

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

Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the New England Region

1

University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Vermont is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 2 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 85%.

Full University of Vermont Animal Sciences, General Report

2

University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 2 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Connecticut Animal Sciences, General Report

3

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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

• *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.

Credits

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