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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
953 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Far Western US region, there were 993 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,814 and $19,904 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 953 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the animal science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid list, Fresno State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $5,464 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid per year to attend California State University - Fresno.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Animal Science at California State University - Fresno

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 327 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,669 for far western us region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid per year to attend University of California - Davis.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Science at UC Davis

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school handed out 107 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Poly Pomona is $12,734 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Science at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 174 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $21,595 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid per year to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Animal Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Chico, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 72 students in 2019-2020.

Chico State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,017 for far western us region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid per year to attend Chico State.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Science at Chico State

#6

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

Washington State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 103 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Washington State University is $16,358 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Science at Washington State University

University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH Manoa is $15,030 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at UH Manoa

#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

With a ranking of #8, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oregon State University is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 49 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $20,016 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at Oregon State University

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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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