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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
330 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Salary
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 441 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,900 and $18,455 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 330 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. BYU - I is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Rexburg, Idaho. It awarded 45 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU - I, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Idaho is $6,287 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full BYU - I Animal Science Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wyoming is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wyoming is $11,491 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree animal science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at University of Wyoming

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 80 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $15,927 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Animal Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 57 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #3 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U of I is $13,528 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Animal Science at U of I

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Utah State University is $13,297 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Animal Science at USU

#6

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

With a ranking of #6, Montana State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Bozeman is $19,616 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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