2022 Best Value Colleges for Animal Science (Income $30-$48k) in Mississippi

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Mississippi, there were 117 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,300 and $23,125 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animal science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Animal Science Schools in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi animal science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Animal Science (Income $30-$48k) in Mississippi

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$13,799 Average Net Price

$40,602 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools in Mississippi For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 107 degrees to qualified ’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Animal Science Schools in Mississippi” list. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State is $13,799 for Mississippi Animal Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Animal Science at Mississippi State

• Best Value Colleges for Animal Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Colleges for Animal Science (Income $30-$48k)

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

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