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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,086 people earned their degree in animal science, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,164 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,690 and $18,775 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great animal science programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree animal science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

Read more about Animal Science at Purdue

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 7 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Animal Science at UW - Madison

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Animal Science Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State Animal Science Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Full Michigan State University Animal Science Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 3 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SIUC Animal Science Report

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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%.

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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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