2022 Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 162 people earned their degree in poultry science, making the major the 850th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 poultry science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The poultry science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Doctorate”.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree poultry science students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Poultry Science

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 10 doctorate’s poultry science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Poultry Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M College Station Poultry Science Report

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Doctorate. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s poultry science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Poultry Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Poultry Science at UARK

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Poultry Science Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s poultry science degrees to qualified students.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Poultry Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Poultry Science at University of Georgia

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.

Credits

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

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