by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 577 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region animal science students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #1 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 103 ’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware Valley University landed the #2 spot on the list. Delaware Valley University is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 ’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 108 ’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 102 diplomas to qualified ’s animal science students 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 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s animal science degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, 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 95%.
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University of Delaware ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 25 ’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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