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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Poultry Science (Income $0-$30k)

8 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Poultry Science is the 850th most popular major in the country with 162 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 117 poultry science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in poultry science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality poultry science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the poultry science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Poultry Science (Income $0-$30k)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $4,367 for bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Poultry Science Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s poultry science degrees to qualified students.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $7,285 for bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Poultry Science at North Carolina State University

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 18 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $7,541 for Bachelor’s Degree Poultry Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Poultry Science at University of Georgia

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $11,454 for bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Read full report on Poultry Science at Texas A&M University - College Station

#5

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #5 spot on the list. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 18 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $18,394 for Bachelor’s Degree Poultry Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Auburn Poultry Science Report

#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

University of Arkansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 31 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #7 spot in our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,094 for Bachelor’s Degree Poultry Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UARK.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Poultry Science at University of Arkansas

#8 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s poultry science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

SFASU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $8,650 for bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Poultry Science at SFASU

#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Mississippi State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s poultry science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree poultry science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Poultry Science at Mississippi State

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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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