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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Animal Science is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,086 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, animal science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,818 and had an average of $20,002 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,114 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,850 and $20,149 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in animal science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animal science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 animal science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full UMN Twin Cities Animal Science Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 5 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Iowa State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State University Animal Science Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 7 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Animal Science at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Animal Science at North Dakota State University

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 8 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree animal science students whose families make $0-$30k list, South Dakota State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full South Dakota State Animal Science Report

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kansas State University Animal Science Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Animal Science at Mizzou

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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

  • *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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