2023 Most Popular Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in North Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across North Carolina, there were 269 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in animal sciences, general. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in animal sciences, general.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina animal science students.

Top 3 Most Popular Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in North Carolina

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

#5 overall quality in North Carolina

$49,709 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,429 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 204 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. 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 NC State

2

North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

$43,182 Average Early-Career Earnings

$29,995 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 55 ’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full NC A&T Animal Sciences, General Report

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University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, North Carolina

$41,660 Average Early-Career Earnings

$31,105 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mount Olive landed the #3 spot on the list. UMO is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at University of Mount Olive

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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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Billy Hathorn.