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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
299 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 New England region, there were 349 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,180 and $19,210 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 299 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in animal science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animal science programs, but they also cost less that 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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The animal science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Rhode Island is $20,607 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Rhode Island Animal Science Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $17,558 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid per year to attend UMaine.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 UMaine

#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid list, UVM has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $18,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid per year to attend University of Vermont.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UVM Animal Science Report

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at UMass Amherst

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 97 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Connecticut is $22,012 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Animal Science at UCONN

With a ranking of #6, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNH is $24,067 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Animal Science at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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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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