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 “Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 472 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in animal sciences, general. To top this list, a school must have a successful animal sciences, general program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s animal science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s animal science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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