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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 poultry science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in poultry science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent poultry science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the poultry science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Poultry Science (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 7 masters’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Poultry Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Poultry Science at UGA

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Poultry Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Read full report on Poultry Science at North Carolina State University

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s poultry science students in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Poultry Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UARK Poultry Science Report

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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