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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 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 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 Getting Aid” 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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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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree animal science students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree animal science students with aid list, UW - Madison has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

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#2

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794.

Read more about Animal Science at Purdue University - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

Read full report on Animal Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 8 masters’s animal science degrees 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.

Read full report on Animal Science at Michigan State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Full Ohio State Animal Science Report

With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.

Read full report on Animal Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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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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