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2022 Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s

8 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Poultry Science

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 21 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $16,173 for bachelor’s degree poultry science students per year to attend Mississippi State.

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

Read full report on Poultry Science at Mississippi State

#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. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s poultry science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree poultry science students list, NC State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Poultry Science students per year to attend North Carolina State University.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full North Carolina State University Poultry Science Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s poultry science degrees to qualified students.

UGA also made our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for bachelor’s degree poultry science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 more about Poultry Science at UGA

#4

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 18 bachelors’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $24,104 for Bachelor’s Degree Poultry Science students per year to attend Auburn University.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on Poultry Science at Auburn University

#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s poultry science degrees to qualified students.

UARK also made our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for UARK is $16,381 for bachelor’s degree poultry science students.

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

Full University of Arkansas Poultry Science Report

#8 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s poultry science degrees to qualified students.

SFASU also made our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,723 for Bachelor’s Degree Poultry Science students.

Read more about Poultry Science at Stephen F Austin State University

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Poultry Science students.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.

Full UW - Madison Poultry Science Report

#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s poultry science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree poultry science students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Poultry Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Bachelor’s Degree Poultry Science students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 Texas A&M College Station 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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